What color is #5F6A67?

#5F6A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6A67?

The RGB value is 95, 106, 103: 95 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6A67?

The complementary color is #6A5F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6A67 color

#5F6A67 rgb(95, 106, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6A67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.6% green and 40.4% blue (95, 106, 103).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5F6A67 color codes

HEX	`#5F6A67`
RGB	`rgb(95, 106, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, -4.83, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 4.84, 176.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.321, 13.72, 14.828)`
Decimal	`6253159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6A67, 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 #5F6A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #5F6A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6a67; }
.text { color: #5f6a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 106 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6a67, #5f686a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6A67?: #5F6A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6A67?: The RGB value is 95, 106, 103: 95 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6A67?: The complementary color is #6A5F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.