What color is #5E6D74?

#5E6D74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6D74?

The RGB value is 94, 109, 116: 94 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6D74?

The complementary color is #74655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6D74 color

#5E6D74 rgb(94, 109, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6D74 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (94, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#5E6D74 color codes

HEX	`#5E6D74`
RGB	`rgb(94, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, -3.98, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 7.02, 235.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.236, 14.578, 18.636)`
Decimal	`6188404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6D74, 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 #5E6D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #5E6D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6d74; }
.text { color: #5e6d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6d74, #5e6274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6D74?: #5E6D74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6D74?: The RGB value is 94, 109, 116: 94 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6D74?: The complementary color is #74655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.