What color is #5F252F?

#5F252F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F252F?

The RGB value is 95, 37, 47: 95 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F252F?

The complementary color is #255F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F252F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F252F color

#5F252F rgb(95, 37, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F252F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 14.5% green and 18.4% blue (95, 37, 47).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 51% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#5F252F color codes

HEX	`#5F252F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 37, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 14.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 61%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 51%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 27.46, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 28.29, 13.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.894, 3.962, 3.143)`
Decimal	`6235439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F252F, 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 #5F252F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F252F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #5F252F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f252f; }
.text { color: #5f252f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f252f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 37 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f252f, #5f3825); }

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Questions

What color is #5F252F?: #5F252F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F252F?: The RGB value is 95, 37, 47: 95 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F252F?: The complementary color is #255F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F252F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.