Information about #5E6D6C color

#5E6D6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E6D6C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 109, 108) — 36.9% red, 42.7% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E6D6C is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Corduroy (#606E68). Slightly further away sit Pale Sky (#636D70) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 109, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E6D6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E6D6C color variations

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#5E6D6C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5E6D6C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

#5E6D6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E6D6C
  • RGB94, 109, 108
  • CMYK6, 0, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(94, 109, 108)
  • HSL176°, 7%, 40%
  • HSL Precise176°, 7.389%, 39.804%
  • HSV176°, 14%, 43%
  • HSB176°, 14%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.427, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.427, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.427, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E6D6C
  • DECIMAL ID6188396
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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