Information about #5F545D color

#5F545D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F545D falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 84, 93) — 37.3% red, 32.9% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 1 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5F545D is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gray Dolphin (#5C5858). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Magentaish Grey (#595359) and Maltese (#585660).

In RGB terms — rgb(95, 84, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5F545D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5F545D color variations

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#5F545D 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 #5F545D

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

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F545D
  • RGB95, 84, 93
  • CMYK0, 4, 1, 63
  • CSSrgb(95, 84, 93)
  • HSL311°, 6%, 35%
  • HSL Precise310.909°, 6.145%, 35.098%
  • HSV311°, 12%, 37%
  • HSB311°, 12%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.329, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.329, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.329, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F545D
  • DECIMAL ID6247517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01