What color is #5F7580?

#5F7580 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7580?

The RGB value is 95, 117, 128: 95 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7580?

The complementary color is #806A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7580 color

#5F7580 rgb(95, 117, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7580 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (95, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5F7580 color codes

HEX	`#5F7580`
RGB	`rgb(95, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -5.36, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 10.21, 238.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.976, 16.713, 22.855)`
Decimal	`6256000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7580, 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 #5F7580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #5F7580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7580; }
.text { color: #5f7580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7580, #5f6580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7580?: #5F7580 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7580?: The RGB value is 95, 117, 128: 95 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7580?: The complementary color is #806A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.