What color is #5F6064?

#5F6064 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6064?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 100: 95 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6064?

The complementary color is #64635F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6064 color

#5F6064 rgb(95, 96, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6064 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 39.2% blue (95, 96, 100).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#5F6064 color codes

HEX	`#5F6064`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 0.47, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 2.46, 280.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.202, 11.719, 13.726)`
Decimal	`6250596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6064, 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 #5F6064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #5F6064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6064; }
.text { color: #5f6064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6064, #615f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6064?: #5F6064 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6064?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 100: 95 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6064?: The complementary color is #64635F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.