What color is #5F6F6A?

#5F6F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6F6A?

The RGB value is 95, 111, 106: 95 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6F6A?

The complementary color is #6F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6F6A color

#5F6F6A rgb(95, 111, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6F6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.5% green and 41.6% blue (95, 111, 106).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#5F6F6A color codes

HEX	`#5F6F6A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 111, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -7.08, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 7.12, 173.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.005, 14.842, 15.813)`
Decimal	`6254442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6F6A, 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 #5F6F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #5F6F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6f6a; }
.text { color: #5f6f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 111 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6f6a, #5f6c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F6F6A?: #5F6F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6F6A?: The RGB value is 95, 111, 106: 95 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6F6A?: The complementary color is #6F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.