What color is #5F657A?

#5F657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F657A?

The RGB value is 95, 101, 122: 95 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F657A?

The complementary color is #7A745F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F657A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F657A color

#5F657A rgb(95, 101, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F657A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.6% green and 47.8% blue (95, 101, 122).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#5F657A color codes

HEX	`#5F657A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 101, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.98, 2.62, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.98, 12.77, 281.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.885, 13.145, 20.267)`
Decimal	`6251898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F657A, 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 #5F657A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F657A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #5F657A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f657a; }
.text { color: #5f657a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f657a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 101 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f657a, #675f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F657A?: #5F657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F657A?: The RGB value is 95, 101, 122: 95 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F657A?: The complementary color is #7A745F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F657A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.