What color is #5F6062?

#5F6062 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6062?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 98: 95 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6062?

The complementary color is #62615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6062?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6062 color

#5F6062 rgb(95, 96, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6062 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 38.4% blue (95, 96, 98).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 2% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5F6062 color codes

HEX	`#5F6062`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 2%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 0.03, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 1.28, 271.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.106, 11.68, 13.222)`
Decimal	`6250594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6062, 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 #5F6062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5F6062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6062; }
.text { color: #5f6062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6062, #605f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6062?: #5F6062 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6062?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 98: 95 red, 96 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6062?: The complementary color is #62615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6062?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.