What color is #5F5A6B?

#5F5A6B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5A6B?

The RGB value is 95, 90, 107: 95 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5A6B?

The complementary color is #666B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5A6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5A6B color

#5F5A6B rgb(95, 90, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5A6B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.3% green and 42% blue (95, 90, 107).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#5F5A6B color codes

HEX	`#5F5A6B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 90, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 5.71, -8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 10.63, 302.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.029, 10.807, 15.412)`
Decimal	`6249067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5A6B, 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 #5F5A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5F5A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5a6b; }
.text { color: #5f5a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 90 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5a6b, #685a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5A6B?: #5F5A6B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5A6B?: The RGB value is 95, 90, 107: 95 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5A6B?: The complementary color is #666B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5A6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.