What color is #5E6D81?

#5E6D81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6D81?

The RGB value is 94, 109, 129: 94 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6D81?

The complementary color is #81725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6D81 color

#5E6D81 rgb(94, 109, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6D81 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42.7% green and 50.6% blue (94, 109, 129).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#5E6D81 color codes

HEX	`#5E6D81`
RGB	`rgb(94, 109, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, -0.73, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 12.93, 266.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.046, 14.901, 22.901)`
Decimal	`6188417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6D81, 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 #5E6D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5E6D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6d81; }
.text { color: #5e6d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 109 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6d81, #615e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6D81?: #5E6D81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6D81?: The RGB value is 94, 109, 129: 94 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6D81?: The complementary color is #81725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.