What color is #5F675F?

#5F675F is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F675F?

The RGB value is 95, 103, 95: 95 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F675F?

The complementary color is #675F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F675F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F675F color

#5F675F rgb(95, 103, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F675F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (95, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#5F675F color codes

HEX	`#5F675F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.7, -4.77, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.7, 5.89, 144.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.635, 12.96, 12.713)`
Decimal	`6252383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F675F, 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 #5F675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F675F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #5F675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f675f; }
.text { color: #5f675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f675f, #5f6763); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F675F?: #5F675F is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F675F?: The RGB value is 95, 103, 95: 95 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F675F?: The complementary color is #675F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F675F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.