What color is #5F617F?

#5F617F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F617F?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 127: 95 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F617F?

The complementary color is #7F7D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F617F color

#5F617F rgb(95, 97, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F617F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (95, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#5F617F color codes

HEX	`#5F617F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, 6.35, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 18.14, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.824, 12.514, 21.814)`
Decimal	`6250879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F617F, 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 #5F617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5F617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f617f; }
.text { color: #5f617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f617f, #6d5f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F617F?: #5F617F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F617F?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 127: 95 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F617F?: The complementary color is #7F7D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.