Close to Granite
#5D6464
#5D6464 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Granite. In RGB it’s made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5D6464.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.05:1 AABlack text on this color
3.47:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.05:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.47:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5D6464 as they’d see it.
#5D6464 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5D6464
What color is #5D6464?
#5D6464 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Granite. In RGB it’s made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5D6464 in RGB?
#5D6464 is rgb(93, 100, 100): 93 red, 100 green, and 100 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5D6464 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 0, 61). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5D6464?
PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5D6464?
Its complement #686161 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.