What color is #5F5863?

#5F5863 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5863?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 99: 95 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5863?

The complementary color is #5C6358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5863 color

#5F5863 rgb(95, 88, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5863 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 38.8% blue (95, 88, 99).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#5F5863 color codes

HEX	`#5F5863`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.4, 5.14, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.4, 7.38, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.461, 10.313, 13.242)`
Decimal	`6248547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5863, 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 #5F5863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5F5863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5863; }
.text { color: #5f5863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5863, #635862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5863?: #5F5863 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5863?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 99: 95 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5863?: The complementary color is #5C6358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.