What color is #5F5D70?

#5F5D70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5D70?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 112: 95 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D70?

The complementary color is #6E705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D70 color

#5F5D70 rgb(95, 93, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5D70 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 43.9% blue (95, 93, 112).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#5F5D70 color codes

HEX	`#5F5D70`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 5.05, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 11.62, 295.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.558, 11.431, 16.924)`
Decimal	`6249840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D70, 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 #5F5D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #5F5D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d70; }
.text { color: #5f5d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d70, #695d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5D70?: #5F5D70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5D70?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 112: 95 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D70?: The complementary color is #6E705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.