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#5F736A
#5F736A is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 153°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5F736A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.15:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5F736A as they’d see it.
#5F736A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5F736A
What color is #5F736A?
#5F736A is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green, and 41.6% blue. Its hue is 153°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5F736A in RGB?
#5F736A is rgb(95, 115, 106): 95 red, 115 green, and 106 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5F736A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 0, 8, 55). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5F736A?
PANTONE 424 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5F736A?
Its complement #7D6972 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.