Mid Grey Color
Mid Grey is a gray color with hex code #5F5F6E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mid grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mid Grey Color Values
What Does Mid Grey Mean?
Mid Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Mid Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mid Grey is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: dark bluish gray, #51585E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mid Grey
Mid Grey and #6D6D5F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #5F666D and #665F6D, which sit beside mid grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mid grey with triadic partners #6D5F5F and #5F6D5F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Shuttle Grey —
#5F6672(Delta E 4) - Salt Box —
#685E6E(Delta E 4) - Scarpa Flow —
#585562(Delta E 4) - Dolphin —
#646077(Delta E 5) - Comet —
#5C5D75(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5F5F6E; }
.background { background-color: #5F5F6E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5F5F6E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5F5F6E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mid grey?
Mid Grey has the hex code #5F5F6E. In RGB notation it is rgb(95, 95, 110), in HSL it is hsl(240, 7%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.491, 0.024, 285.5.
What does the color mid grey mean?
Gray-family colors like mid grey carry distinct psychological associations. Mid Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Mid Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mid grey?
Mid Grey has three easy routes: its complement #6D6D5F for punch, its neighbors #5F666D and #665F6D for something calmer, or triadic partners #6D5F5F and #5F6D5F when you want energy.
Is mid grey a standard web color?
No — Mid Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5F5F6E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mid grey lighter or darker?
To lighten mid grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E4E4E7 (lightest tint) to #111113 (darkest shade).
About Mid Grey
Mid Grey is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5F5F6E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.