What color is #5F7071?

#5F7071 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7071?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 113: 95 red, 112 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7071?

The complementary color is #71605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7071 color

#5F7071 rgb(95, 112, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7071 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 44.3% blue (95, 112, 113).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#5F7071 color codes

HEX	`#5F7071`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, -6.08, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 6.65, 203.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.493, 15.213, 17.845)`
Decimal	`6254705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7071, 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 #5F7071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #5F7071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7071; }
.text { color: #5f7071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7071, #5f6771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7071?: #5F7071 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7071?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 113: 95 red, 112 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7071?: The complementary color is #71605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.