HEX Color #5F5F50 (Dimgray)

About #5F5F50

Visually, #5F5F50 is defined as a muted neutral. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 95 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F5F50

RGB95, 95, 80

HSL60.0°, 8.6%, 34.3%

CMYK0%, 0%, 16%, 63%

HSV60.0°, 15.8%, 37.3%

LAB39.9, -2.9, 8.6

XYZ10.3, 11.2, 9.2

Decimal6250320

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F5F50 #50505E

Analogous

#5E5750 #575E50

Triadic

#505E5E #5E505E

Tetradic

#505E57 #50505E #5E5057

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F5F50

#707063

#828276

#94948A

#A6A69D

#B7B7B1

#C9C9C4

#DBDBD8

#EDEDEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F5F50

#545447

#49493E

#3F3F35

#34342C

#2A2A23

#1F1F1A

#151511

#0A0A08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.48:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.24:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.20:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.75:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F5F50; }

.text-color { color: #5F5F50; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F5F50; }

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