What color is #5F615E?

#5F615E 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 #5F615E?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 94: 95 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F615E?

The complementary color is #605E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F615E color

#5F615E rgb(95, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (95, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#5F615E color codes

HEX	`#5F615E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -1.41, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 2.01, 134.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.014, 11.79, 12.283)`
Decimal	`6250846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F615E, 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 #5F615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #5F615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f615e; }
.text { color: #5f615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f615e, #5e615f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F615E?: #5F615E 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 #5F615E?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 94: 95 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F615E?: The complementary color is #605E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.