What color is #5F7372?

#5F7372 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 #5F7372?

The RGB value is 95, 115, 114: 95 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7372?

The complementary color is #735F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7372 color

#5F7372 rgb(95, 115, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7372 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green and 44.7% blue (95, 115, 114).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% 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 5.02:1).

#5F7372 color codes

HEX	`#5F7372`
RGB	`rgb(95, 115, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, -7.58, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 7.82, 194.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.886, 15.909, 18.255)`
Decimal	`6255474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7372, 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 #5F7372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #5F7372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7372; }
.text { color: #5f7372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 115 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7372, #5f6a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7372?: #5F7372 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 #5F7372?: The RGB value is 95, 115, 114: 95 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7372?: The complementary color is #735F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.