What color is #5F6E6D?

#5F6E6D 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 #5F6E6D?

The RGB value is 95, 110, 109: 95 red, 110 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6E6D?

The complementary color is #6E5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6E6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6E6D color

#5F6E6D rgb(95, 110, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6E6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.1% green and 42.7% blue (95, 110, 109).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#5F6E6D color codes

HEX	`#5F6E6D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 110, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -5.84, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 5.99, 192.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.055, 14.689, 16.612)`
Decimal	`6254189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6E6D, 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 #5F6E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5F6E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6e6d; }
.text { color: #5f6e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 110 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6e6d, #5f686e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6E6D?: #5F6E6D 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 #5F6E6D?: The RGB value is 95, 110, 109: 95 red, 110 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6E6D?: The complementary color is #6E5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6E6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.