What color is #5F6560?

#5F6560 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6560?

The RGB value is 95, 101, 96: 95 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6560?

The complementary color is #655F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6560 color

#5F6560 rgb(95, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6560 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (95, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#5F6560 color codes

HEX	`#5F6560`
RGB	`rgb(95, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, -3.38, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 3.94, 149.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.484, 12.585, 12.888)`
Decimal	`6251872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6560, 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 #5F6560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #5F6560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6560; }
.text { color: #5f6560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6560, #5f6563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6560?: #5F6560 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6560?: The RGB value is 95, 101, 96: 95 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6560?: The complementary color is #655F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.