What color is #5F8085?

#5F8085 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8085?

The RGB value is 95, 128, 133: 95 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8085?

The complementary color is #85645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8085 color

#5F8085 rgb(95, 128, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F8085 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 50.2% green and 52.2% blue (95, 128, 133).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5F8085 color codes

HEX	`#5F8085`
RGB	`rgb(95, 128, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, -10.38, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 12.25, 212.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.671, 19.564, 25.084)`
Decimal	`6258821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8085, 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 #5F8085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5F8085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8085; }
.text { color: #5f8085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 128 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8085, #5f6d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8085?: #5F8085 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8085?: The RGB value is 95, 128, 133: 95 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8085?: The complementary color is #85645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.