What color is #5F5F53?

#5F5F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5F53?

The RGB value is 95, 95, 83: 95 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5F53?

The complementary color is #53535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5F53 color

#5F5F53 rgb(95, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5F53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (95, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#5F5F53 color codes

HEX	`#5F5F53`
RGB	`rgb(95, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, -2.38, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 7.28, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.373, 11.242, 9.805)`
Decimal	`6250323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5F53, 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 #5F5F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5F5F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5f53; }
.text { color: #5f5f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5f53, #595f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F5F53?: #5F5F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5F53?: The RGB value is 95, 95, 83: 95 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5F53?: The complementary color is #53535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.