What color is #5F281E?

#5F281E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F281E?

The RGB value is 95, 40, 30: 95 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F281E?

The complementary color is #1E555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F281E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F281E color

#5F281E rgb(95, 40, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F281E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 15.7% green and 11.8% blue (95, 40, 30).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 52% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 68% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#5F281E color codes

HEX	`#5F281E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 40, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 15.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 52%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 68%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 68%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, 24.22, 18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 30.53, 37.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.713, 4.045, 1.708)`
Decimal	`6236190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F281E, 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 #5F281E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F281E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #5F281E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f281e; }
.text { color: #5f281e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f281e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 40 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f281e, #5f491e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5F281E?: #5F281E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F281E?: The RGB value is 95, 40, 30: 95 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F281E?: The complementary color is #1E555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F281E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.