What color is #5F5F59?

#5F5F59 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5F59?

The RGB value is 95, 95, 89: 95 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5F59?

The complementary color is #59595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5F59 color

#5F5F59 rgb(95, 95, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5F59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (95, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#5F5F59 color codes

HEX	`#5F5F59`
RGB	`rgb(95, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -1.22, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 3.64, 109.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.614, 11.339, 11.079)`
Decimal	`6250329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5F59, 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 #5F5F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #5F5F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5f59; }
.text { color: #5f5f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5f59, #5c5f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5F59?: #5F5F59 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5F59?: The RGB value is 95, 95, 89: 95 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5F59?: The complementary color is #59595F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.