What color is #5F6770?

#5F6770 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6770?

The RGB value is 95, 103, 112: 95 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6770?

The complementary color is #70685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6770 color

#5F6770 rgb(95, 103, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6770 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.4% green and 43.9% blue (95, 103, 112).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5F6770 color codes

HEX	`#5F6770`
RGB	`rgb(95, 103, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.22, -1.02, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.22, 6.18, 260.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.494, 13.303, 17.236)`
Decimal	`6252400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6770, 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 #5F6770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5F6770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6770; }
.text { color: #5f6770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 103 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6770, #605f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6770?: #5F6770 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6770?: The RGB value is 95, 103, 112: 95 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6770?: The complementary color is #70685F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.