Information about #5F585B color

#5F585B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F585B falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 88, 91) — 37.3% red, 34.5% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 2 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5F585B reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gray Dolphin (#5C5858). Slightly further away sit Tinpan Alley (#5C5B59) and Carbon Gray (#625D5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(95, 88, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5F585B: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5F585B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5F585B color variations

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#5F585B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F585B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

#5F585B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F585B
  • RGB95, 88, 91
  • CMYK0, 3, 2, 63
  • CSSrgb(95, 88, 91)
  • HSL334°, 4%, 36%
  • HSL Precise334.286°, 3.825%, 35.882%
  • HSV334°, 7%, 37%
  • HSB334°, 7%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.345, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.345, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.345, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F585B
  • DECIMAL ID6248539
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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