What color is #5F5F5A?

#5F5F5A 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 #5F5F5A?

The RGB value is 95, 95, 90: 95 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5F5A?

The complementary color is #5A5A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5F5A color

#5F5F5A rgb(95, 95, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5F5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (95, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#5F5F5A color codes

HEX	`#5F5F5A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, -1.02, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 3.04, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.657, 11.356, 11.301)`
Decimal	`6250330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5F5A, 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 #5F5F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #5F5F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5f5a; }
.text { color: #5f5f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5f5a, #5d5f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F5F5A?: #5F5F5A 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 #5F5F5A?: The RGB value is 95, 95, 90: 95 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5F5A?: The complementary color is #5A5A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.