What color is #5F6861?

#5F6861 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6861?

The RGB value is 95, 104, 97: 95 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6861?

The complementary color is #685F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6861 color

#5F6861 rgb(95, 104, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6861 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (95, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5F6861 color codes

HEX	`#5F6861`
RGB	`rgb(95, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, -4.94, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 5.66, 150.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.827, 13.196, 13.231)`
Decimal	`6252641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6861, 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 #5F6861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5F6861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6861; }
.text { color: #5f6861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6861, #5f6866); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6861?: #5F6861 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6861?: The RGB value is 95, 104, 97: 95 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6861?: The complementary color is #685F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.