What color is #5F616D?

#5F616D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F616D?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 109: 95 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F616D?

The complementary color is #6D6B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F616D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F616D color

#5F616D rgb(95, 97, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F616D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 42.7% blue (95, 97, 109).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#5F616D color codes

HEX	`#5F616D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, 1.89, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 7.3, 285.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.754, 12.086, 16.179)`
Decimal	`6250861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F616D, 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 #5F616D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F616D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5F616D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f616d; }
.text { color: #5f616d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f616d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f616d, #645f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F616D?: #5F616D is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F616D?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 109: 95 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F616D?: The complementary color is #6D6B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F616D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.