What color is #5F616F?

#5F616F is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F616F?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 111: 95 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F616F?

The complementary color is #6F6D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F616F color

#5F616F rgb(95, 97, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F616F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (95, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#5F616F color codes

HEX	`#5F616F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 2.36, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 8.5, 286.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.863, 12.13, 16.752)`
Decimal	`6250863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F616F, 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 #5F616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #5F616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f616f; }
.text { color: #5f616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f616f, #655f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F616F?: #5F616F is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F616F?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 111: 95 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F616F?: The complementary color is #6F6D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.