What color is #5F8283?

#5F8283 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 #5F8283?

The RGB value is 95, 130, 131: 95 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8283?

The complementary color is #83605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8283 color

#5F8283 rgb(95, 130, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F8283 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (95, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5F8283 color codes

HEX	`#5F8283`
RGB	`rgb(95, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, -11.99, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 12.82, 200.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.797, 20.036, 24.451)`
Decimal	`6259331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8283, 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 #5F8283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #5F8283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8283; }
.text { color: #5f8283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8283, #5f7083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8283?: #5F8283 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 #5F8283?: The RGB value is 95, 130, 131: 95 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8283?: The complementary color is #83605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.