What color is #5F5B6A?

#5F5B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5B6A?

The RGB value is 95, 91, 106: 95 red, 91 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5B6A?

The complementary color is #666A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5B6A color

#5F5B6A rgb(95, 91, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5B6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.7% green and 41.6% blue (95, 91, 106).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#5F5B6A color codes

HEX	`#5F5B6A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 91, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, 4.87, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 9.34, 301.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.061, 10.956, 15.165)`
Decimal	`6249322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5B6A, 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 #5F5B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #5F5B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5b6a; }
.text { color: #5f5b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 91 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5b6a, #675b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5B6A?: #5F5B6A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5B6A?: The RGB value is 95, 91, 106: 95 red, 91 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5B6A?: The complementary color is #666A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.