What color is #5F656D?

#5F656D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F656D?

The RGB value is 95, 101, 109: 95 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F656D?

The complementary color is #6D675F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F656D color

#5F656D rgb(95, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F656D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (95, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5F656D color codes

HEX	`#5F656D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, -0.52, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 5.32, 264.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.133, 12.844, 16.305)`
Decimal	`6251885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F656D, 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 #5F656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5F656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f656d; }
.text { color: #5f656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f656d, #605f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F656D?: #5F656D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F656D?: The RGB value is 95, 101, 109: 95 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F656D?: The complementary color is #6D675F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.