What color is #5F697D?

#5F697D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F697D?

The RGB value is 95, 105, 125: 95 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F697D?

The complementary color is #7D735F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F697D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F697D color

#5F697D rgb(95, 105, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F697D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.2% green and 49% blue (95, 105, 125).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#5F697D color codes

HEX	`#5F697D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 105, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, 0.97, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 12.42, 274.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.472, 14.016, 21.394)`
Decimal	`6252925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F697D, 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 #5F697D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F697D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #5F697D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f697d; }
.text { color: #5f697d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f697d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 105 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f697d, #645f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F697D?: #5F697D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F697D?: The RGB value is 95, 105, 125: 95 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F697D?: The complementary color is #7D735F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F697D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.