What color is #5F6959?

#5F6959 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6959?

The RGB value is 95, 105, 89: 95 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6959?

The complementary color is #635969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6959 color

#5F6959 rgb(95, 105, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6959 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.2% green and 34.9% blue (95, 105, 89).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#5F6959 color codes

HEX	`#5F6959`
RGB	`rgb(95, 105, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, -7.12, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 10.5, 132.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.574, 13.257, 11.398)`
Decimal	`6252889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6959, 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 #5F6959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #5F6959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6959; }
.text { color: #5f6959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 105 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6959, #59695b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F6959?: #5F6959 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6959?: The RGB value is 95, 105, 89: 95 red, 105 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6959?: The complementary color is #635969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.