What color is #5E6A6D?

#5E6A6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6A6D?

The RGB value is 94, 106, 109: 94 red, 106 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6A6D?

The complementary color is #6D615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6A6D color

#5E6A6D rgb(94, 106, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6A6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 41.6% green and 42.7% blue (94, 106, 109).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#5E6A6D color codes

HEX	`#5E6A6D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 106, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 41.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -3.86, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 5.03, 219.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.53, 13.792, 16.467)`
Decimal	`6187629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6A6D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5E6A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5E6A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6a6d; }
.text { color: #5e6a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 106 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6a6d, #5e636d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6A6D?: #5E6A6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6A6D?: The RGB value is 94, 106, 109: 94 red, 106 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6A6D?: The complementary color is #6D615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.