What color is #5F5854?

#5F5854 is a gray known as Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bark?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 84: 95 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bark?

The complementary color is #545B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bark color: hex code #5F5854

#5F5854 rgb(95, 88, 84)

Shades of gray

Bark has the hex code #5F5854. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 32.9% blue (95, 88, 84).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

Bark (#5F5854) color codes

HEX	`#5F5854`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 2.05, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 3.91, 58.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.809, 10.053, 9.809)`
Decimal	`6248532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bark, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F5854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F5854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5854; }
.text { color: #5f5854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5854, #5f5e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #5F5854 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5F5854?: #5F5854 is a gray known as Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bark?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 84: 95 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bark?: The complementary color is #545B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.