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#5E6A67

Gray · medium neutral

About #5E6A67

With the hex code #5E6A67, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 42% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6A5E61, a umber shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.62:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.62:1).

Colour codes

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Red94
Green106
Blue103

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #5E6A67

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #5E6A67.
5.62:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #5E6A67.
3.73:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #5E6A67 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#5E6A67
Protanopia (no red cones)
#696867
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#666767
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5B6A69

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #5E6A67?

With the hex code #5E6A67, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 42% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #5E6A67?

Use white text. White on #5E6A67 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #5E6A67?

Its complementary colour is #6A5E61, and analogous partners are #5E6A61 and #5E676A.