What color is #5F706C?

#5F706C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F706C?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 108: 95 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F706C?

The complementary color is #705F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F706C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F706C color

#5F706C rgb(95, 112, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F706C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 42.4% blue (95, 112, 108).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#5F706C color codes

HEX	`#5F706C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, -7.22, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 7.22, 179.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.22, 15.104, 16.403)`
Decimal	`6254700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F706C, 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 #5F706C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F706C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #5F706C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f706c; }
.text { color: #5f706c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f706c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f706c, #5f6c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F706C?: #5F706C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F706C?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 108: 95 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F706C?: The complementary color is #705F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F706C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.