What color is #5E6B65?

#5E6B65 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6B65?

The RGB value is 94, 107, 101: 94 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6B65?

The complementary color is #6B5E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6B65 color

#5E6B65 rgb(94, 107, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6B65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42% green and 39.6% blue (94, 107, 101).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#5E6B65 color codes

HEX	`#5E6B65`
RGB	`rgb(94, 107, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.99, -6.23, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.99, 6.45, 164.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.222, 13.834, 14.336)`
Decimal	`6187877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6B65, 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 #5E6B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #5E6B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6b65; }
.text { color: #5e6b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 107 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6b65, #5e6b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E6B65?: #5E6B65 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6B65?: The RGB value is 94, 107, 101: 94 red, 107 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6B65?: The complementary color is #6B5E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.