What color is #5F626A?

#5F626A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F626A?

The RGB value is 95, 98, 106: 95 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F626A?

The complementary color is #6A675F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F626A color

#5F626A rgb(95, 98, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F626A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (95, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5F626A color codes

HEX	`#5F626A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, 0.6, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 4.96, 276.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.688, 12.209, 15.374)`
Decimal	`6251114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F626A, 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 #5F626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5F626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f626a; }
.text { color: #5f626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f626a, #625f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F626A?: #5F626A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F626A?: The RGB value is 95, 98, 106: 95 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F626A?: The complementary color is #6A675F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.