What color is #5F614E?

#5F614E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F614E?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 78: 95 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F614E?

The complementary color is #504E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F614E color

#5F614E rgb(95, 97, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F614E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (95, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#5F614E color codes

HEX	`#5F614E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -4.46, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 11.5, 112.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.369, 11.532, 8.886)`
Decimal	`6250830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F614E, 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 #5F614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #5F614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f614e; }
.text { color: #5f614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f614e, #56614e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F614E?: #5F614E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F614E?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 78: 95 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F614E?: The complementary color is #504E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.