What color is #5F685D?

#5F685D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F685D?

The RGB value is 95, 104, 93: 95 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F685D?

The complementary color is #665D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F685D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F685D color

#5F685D rgb(95, 104, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F685D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.8% green and 36.5% blue (95, 104, 93).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5F685D color codes

HEX	`#5F685D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 104, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -5.76, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 7.64, 138.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.645, 13.124, 12.273)`
Decimal	`6252637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F685D, 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 #5F685D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F685D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5F685D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f685d; }
.text { color: #5f685d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f685d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 104 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f685d, #5d6860); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F685D?: #5F685D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F685D?: The RGB value is 95, 104, 93: 95 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F685D?: The complementary color is #665D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F685D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.