What color is #5F716E?

#5F716E 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 #5F716E?

The RGB value is 95, 113, 110: 95 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F716E?

The complementary color is #715F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F716E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F716E color

#5F716E rgb(95, 113, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F716E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 44.3% green and 43.1% blue (95, 113, 110).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5F716E color codes

HEX	`#5F716E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 113, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 44.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, -7.35, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 7.37, 184.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.438, 15.369, 17.007)`
Decimal	`6254958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F716E, 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 #5F716E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F716E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #5F716E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f716e; }
.text { color: #5f716e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f716e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 113 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f716e, #5f6b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F716E?: #5F716E 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 #5F716E?: The RGB value is 95, 113, 110: 95 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F716E?: The complementary color is #715F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F716E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.