What color is #5F6D5E?

#5F6D5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6D5E?

The RGB value is 95, 109, 94: 95 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6D5E?

The complementary color is #6C5E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6D5E?

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.

#5F6D5E color

#5F6D5E rgb(95, 109, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6D5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.7% green and 36.9% blue (95, 109, 94).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5F6D5E color codes

HEX	`#5F6D5E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 109, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -8.45, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 10.73, 141.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.208, 14.178, 12.681)`
Decimal	`6253918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6D5E, 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 #5F6D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6D5E 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 #5F6D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6d5e; }
.text { color: #5f6d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 109 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6d5e, #5e6d65); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F6D5E?: #5F6D5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6D5E?: The RGB value is 95, 109, 94: 95 red, 109 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6D5E?: The complementary color is #6C5E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6D5E?: 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.