All About Color #5E5E6E

#5E5E6E

About #5E5E6E

#5E5E6E is a medium gray color with the hex code #5E5E6E. In RGB it is red 94, green 94, blue 110; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 8%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 15%, 15%, 0%, 57%. Its contrast ratio is 6.36:1 on white and 3.30:1 on black.

#5E5E6E Color Conversion

Hex triplet5E, 5E, 6E
CMYK14.55%, 14.55%, 0.00%, 56.86%
RGB Decimal94, 94, 110
HSL240°, 8%, 40%
RGB Octal136, 136, 156
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 14.55%, 43.14%
RGB Binary1011110, 1011110, 1101110
CIE-L*AB40.43, 3.60, -9.06
RGB Percent36.86%, 36.86%, 43.14%
CIE-L*CH40.43, 9.75, 291.65
XYZ11.43, 11.51, 16.37
CIE-L*UV40.43, -0.91, -12.66
xyY0.29, 0.29, 11.51
Hunter-Lab33.93, 0.78, -4.86
RYB36.86%, 36.86%, 43.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5E5E6E on a dark background: contrast 3.30:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5E5E6E on a light background: contrast 6.36:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5E5E6E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#5E5E6E · #8B8B9C · #34343D · #6E6E5E · #9C9C8B

Analogous palette

#5E6E6E · #5E666E · #5E5E6E · #665E6E · #6E5E6E

Triadic palette

#5E5E6E · #6E5E5E · #5E6E5E · #8B8B9C · #9C8B8B

Tetradic palette

#5E5E6E · #6E5E66 · #6E6E5E · #5E6E66 · #34343D

Monochromatic palette

#17171C · #3B3B45 · #5E5E6E · #838395 · #ACACB9

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