Information about #5F636A color

#5F636A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5F636A is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 99, 106) — 37.3% red, 38.8% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 3 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5F636A presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shuttle Grey (#61666B) and Smoky (#605D6B).

In RGB terms — rgb(95, 99, 106) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5F636A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5F636A color variations

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#5F636A 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 #5F636A

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

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F636A
  • RGB95, 99, 106
  • CMYK4, 3, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(95, 99, 106)
  • HSL218°, 5%, 39%
  • HSL Precise218.182°, 5.473%, 39.412%
  • HSV218°, 10%, 42%
  • HSB218°, 10%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.388, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.388, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.388, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F636A
  • DECIMAL ID6251370
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01