What color is #5F5961?

#5F5961 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5961?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 97: 95 red, 89 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5961?

The complementary color is #5B6159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5961 color

#5F5961 rgb(95, 89, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5961 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 38% blue (95, 89, 97).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#5F5961 color codes

HEX	`#5F5961`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, 4.08, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 5.53, 317.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.449, 10.441, 12.772)`
Decimal	`6248801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5961, 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 #5F5961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5F5961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5961; }
.text { color: #5f5961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5961, #61595f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5961?: #5F5961 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5961?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 97: 95 red, 89 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5961?: The complementary color is #5B6159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.