What color is #5F6058?

#5F6058 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6058?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 88: 95 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6058?

The complementary color is #595860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6058 color

#5F6058 rgb(95, 96, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6058 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 34.5% blue (95, 96, 88).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5F6058 color codes

HEX	`#5F6058`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, -2.02, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 4.87, 114.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.663, 11.503, 10.889)`
Decimal	`6250584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6058, 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 #5F6058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5F6058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6058; }
.text { color: #5f6058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6058, #5b6058); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6058?: #5F6058 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6058?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 88: 95 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6058?: The complementary color is #595860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.