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#5E615C Color

#5E615C is rgb(94, 97, 92) in RGB, hsl(96, 3%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granite Gray (#676767), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E615C
HEX#5E615C
RGBrgb(94, 97, 92)
HSLhsl(96, 3%, 37%)
HSVhsv(96, 5%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.009 132.5)
LABlab(40.75% -2.00 2.43)
LCHlch(40.75% 3.15 129.43)

What #5E615C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5E615C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#5E615C Channel Values

How #5E615C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 94 · G 97 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 3% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 5% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.29:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E615C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E615C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E615C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5E615C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5E615C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5E615C
Protanopia#60605C
Protanomaly#60615C
Deuteranopia#60605C
Deuteranomaly#5F605C
Tritanopia#5F6060
Tritanomaly#5E615F
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #5E615C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5e615c: #5E615C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E615C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e615c': '#5E615C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.380, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_5e615c">#5E615C</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E615C"

More Gray Colors

#5E615C sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5E615C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E615C?

#5E615C is a dark gray — rgb(94, 97, 92) in RGB and hsl(96, 3%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granite Gray (#676767), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #5E615C?

#5E615C is rgb(94, 97, 92) — red 94, green 97, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E615C?

#5E615C converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E615C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E615C scores 6.29:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E615C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E615C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 4.83, which is very hard to tell apart.

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