What color is #5F6C6A?

#5F6C6A 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 #5F6C6A?

The RGB value is 95, 108, 106: 95 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6C6A?

The complementary color is #6C5F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6C6A color

#5F6C6A rgb(95, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6C6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (95, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#5F6C6A color codes

HEX	`#5F6C6A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, -5.34, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 5.37, 185.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.683, 14.198, 15.705)`
Decimal	`6253674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6C6A, 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 #5F6C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #5F6C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6c6a; }
.text { color: #5f6c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6c6a, #5f676c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6C6A?: #5F6C6A 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 #5F6C6A?: The RGB value is 95, 108, 106: 95 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6C6A?: The complementary color is #6C5F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.