What color is #5F5D5C?

#5F5D5C is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5D5C?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 92: 95 red, 93 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D5C?

The complementary color is #5C5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D5C color

#5F5D5C rgb(95, 93, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5D5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 36.1% blue (95, 93, 92).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#5F5D5C color codes

HEX	`#5F5D5C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 3%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 0.59, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 1.04, 55.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.565, 11.034, 11.696)`
Decimal	`6249820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D5C, 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 #5F5D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5F5D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d5c; }
.text { color: #5f5d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d5c, #5f5e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5D5C?: #5F5D5C is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5D5C?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 92: 95 red, 93 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D5C?: The complementary color is #5C5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.