What color is #5F5561?

#5F5561 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5561?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 97: 95 red, 85 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5561?

The complementary color is #576155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5561 color

#5F5561 rgb(95, 85, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5561 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 38% blue (95, 85, 97).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#5F5561 color codes

HEX	`#5F5561`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 6.56, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 8.52, 320.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.125, 9.793, 12.664)`
Decimal	`6247777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5561, 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 #5F5561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #5F5561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5561; }
.text { color: #5f5561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5561, #61555d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5561?: #5F5561 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5561?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 97: 95 red, 85 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5561?: The complementary color is #576155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.