What color is #5F5D5B?

#5F5D5B is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5D5B?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 91: 95 red, 93 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D5B?

The complementary color is #5B5D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D5B color

#5F5D5B rgb(95, 93, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5D5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 35.7% blue (95, 93, 91).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#5F5D5B color codes

HEX	`#5F5D5B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 4%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, 0.38, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 1.48, 74.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.522, 11.017, 11.468)`
Decimal	`6249819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D5B, 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 #5F5D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #5F5D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d5b; }
.text { color: #5f5d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d5b, #5f5f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5D5B?: #5F5D5B is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5D5B?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 91: 95 red, 93 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D5B?: The complementary color is #5B5D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.