What color is #5F586F?

#5F586F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F586F?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 111: 95 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F586F?

The complementary color is #686F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F586F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F586F color

#5F586F rgb(95, 88, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F586F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 43.5% blue (95, 88, 111).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5F586F color codes

HEX	`#5F586F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.83, 7.9, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.83, 14.43, 303.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.078, 10.56, 16.491)`
Decimal	`6248559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F586F, 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 #5F586F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F586F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5F586F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f586f; }
.text { color: #5f586f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f586f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f586f, #6b586f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F586F?: #5F586F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F586F?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 111: 95 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F586F?: The complementary color is #686F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F586F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.