What color is #5F645F?

#5F645F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F645F?

The RGB value is 95, 100, 95: 95 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F645F?

The complementary color is #645F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F645F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F645F color

#5F645F rgb(95, 100, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F645F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.2% green and 37.3% blue (95, 100, 95).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#5F645F color codes

HEX	`#5F645F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 100, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -2.99, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 3.69, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.342, 12.373, 12.615)`
Decimal	`6251615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F645F, 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 #5F645F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F645F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #5F645F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f645f; }
.text { color: #5f645f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f645f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 100 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f645f, #5f6462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F645F?: #5F645F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F645F?: The RGB value is 95, 100, 95: 95 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F645F?: The complementary color is #645F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F645F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.