What color is #5E6B6C?

#5E6B6C 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 #5E6B6C?

The RGB value is 94, 107, 108: 94 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6B6C?

The complementary color is #6C5F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6B6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6B6C color

#5E6B6C rgb(94, 107, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6B6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42% green and 42.4% blue (94, 107, 108).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#5E6B6C color codes

HEX	`#5E6B6C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 107, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, -4.68, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 5.18, 205.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.58, 13.978, 16.22)`
Decimal	`6187884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6B6C, 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 #5E6B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #5E6B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6b6c; }
.text { color: #5e6b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 107 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6b6c, #5e646c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6B6C?: #5E6B6C 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 #5E6B6C?: The RGB value is 94, 107, 108: 94 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6B6C?: The complementary color is #6C5F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6B6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.