What color is #5F5655?

#5F5655 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5655?

The RGB value is 95, 86, 85: 95 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5655?

The complementary color is #555E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5655 color

#5F5655 rgb(95, 86, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5655 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.7% green and 33.3% blue (95, 86, 85).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#5F5655 color codes

HEX	`#5F5655`
RGB	`rgb(95, 86, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 3.47, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 3.96, 28.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.687, 9.745, 9.963)`
Decimal	`6248021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5655, 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 #5F5655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #5F5655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5655; }
.text { color: #5f5655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 86 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5655, #5f5b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F5655?: #5F5655 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5655?: The RGB value is 95, 86, 85: 95 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5655?: The complementary color is #555E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.