What color is #5F2C2F?

#5F2C2F is a dark, desaturated red known as Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jazz?

The RGB value is 95, 44, 47: 95 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jazz?

The complementary color is #2C5F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2C2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jazz color: hex code #5F2C2F

#5F2C2F rgb(95, 44, 47)

Shades of red

Jazz has the hex code #5F2C2F. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 17.3% green and 18.4% blue (95, 44, 47).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 51% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

Jazz (#5F2C2F) color codes

HEX	`#5F2C2F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 44, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 17.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 51%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 23.5, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 25.15, 20.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.133, 4.44, 3.223)`
Decimal	`6237231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jazz, 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 #5F2C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5F2C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2c2f; }
.text { color: #5f2c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 44 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2c2f, #5f422c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5F2C2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5F2C2F?: #5F2C2F is a dark, desaturated red known as Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jazz?: The RGB value is 95, 44, 47: 95 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jazz?: The complementary color is #2C5F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2C2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.