What color is #5F6D79?

#5F6D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6D79?

The RGB value is 95, 109, 121: 95 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6D79?

The complementary color is #796B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6D79 color

#5F6D79 rgb(95, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6D79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (95, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#5F6D79 color codes

HEX	`#5F6D79`
RGB	`rgb(95, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, -2.42, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 8.76, 253.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.638, 14.75, 20.214)`
Decimal	`6253945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6D79, 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 #5F6D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #5F6D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6d79; }
.text { color: #5f6d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6d79, #5f6079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6D79?: #5F6D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6D79?: The RGB value is 95, 109, 121: 95 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6D79?: The complementary color is #796B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.