What color is #5F8080?

#5F8080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8080?

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

What is the complementary color of #5F8080?

The complementary color is #805F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8080 color

#5F8080 rgb(95, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F8080 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5F8080 color codes

HEX	`#5F8080`
RGB	`rgb(95, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, -11.61, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 12.22, 198.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.334, 19.429, 23.307)`
Decimal	`6258816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8080, 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 #5F8080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	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 #5F8080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8080; }
.text { color: #5f8080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8080, #5f7080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8080?: #5F8080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8080?: The RGB value is 95, 128, 128: 95 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8080?: The complementary color is #805F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.