What color is #5F7275?

#5F7275 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 #5F7275?

The RGB value is 95, 114, 117: 95 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7275?

The complementary color is #75625F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7275 color

#5F7275 rgb(95, 114, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7275 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (95, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5F7275 color codes

HEX	`#5F7275`
RGB	`rgb(95, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -6.31, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 7.47, 212.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.947, 15.751, 19.132)`
Decimal	`6255221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7275, 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 #5F7275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #5F7275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7275; }
.text { color: #5f7275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7275, #5f6775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7275?: #5F7275 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 #5F7275?: The RGB value is 95, 114, 117: 95 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7275?: The complementary color is #75625F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.