What color is #5F535E?

#5F535E is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F535E?

The RGB value is 95, 83, 94: 95 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F535E?

The complementary color is #535F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F535E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F535E color

#5F535E rgb(95, 83, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F535E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.5% green and 36.9% blue (95, 83, 94).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#5F535E color codes

HEX	`#5F535E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 83, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 7.15, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 8.49, 327.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.833, 9.428, 11.889)`
Decimal	`6247262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F535E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F535E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F535E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F535E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f535e; }
.text { color: #5f535e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f535e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 83 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f535e, #5f5358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F535E?: #5F535E is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F535E?: The RGB value is 95, 83, 94: 95 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F535E?: The complementary color is #535F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F535E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.