What color is #5F5456?

#5F5456 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5456?

The RGB value is 95, 84, 86: 95 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5456?

The complementary color is #545F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5456 color

#5F5456 rgb(95, 84, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5456 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.9% green and 33.7% blue (95, 84, 86).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#5F5456 color codes

HEX	`#5F5456`
RGB	`rgb(95, 84, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, 4.89, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 4.92, 5.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.569, 9.446, 10.121)`
Decimal	`6247510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5456, 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 #5F5456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #5F5456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5456; }
.text { color: #5f5456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 84 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5456, #5f5854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F5456?: #5F5456 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5456?: The RGB value is 95, 84, 86: 95 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5456?: The complementary color is #545F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.