What color is #5F5966?

#5F5966 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5966?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 102: 95 red, 89 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5966?

The complementary color is #606659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5966 color

#5F5966 rgb(95, 89, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5966 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 40% blue (95, 89, 102).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#5F5966 color codes

HEX	`#5F5966`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, 5.19, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 8.37, 308.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.69, 10.537, 14.038)`
Decimal	`6248806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5966, 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 #5F5966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #5F5966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5966; }
.text { color: #5f5966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5966, #665966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5966?: #5F5966 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5966?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 102: 95 red, 89 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5966?: The complementary color is #606659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.