What color is #5F2A42?

#5F2A42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2A42?

The RGB value is 95, 42, 66: 95 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2A42?

The complementary color is #2A5F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2A42 color

#5F2A42 rgb(95, 42, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F2A42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 16.5% green and 25.9% blue (95, 42, 66).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#5F2A42 color codes

HEX	`#5F2A42`
RGB	`rgb(95, 42, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 16.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 56%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.21, 27.18, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.21, 27.42, 352.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.531, 4.483, 5.675)`
Decimal	`6236738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2A42, 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 #5F2A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #5F2A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2a42; }
.text { color: #5f2a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 42 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2a42, #5f2c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F2A42?: #5F2A42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2A42?: The RGB value is 95, 42, 66: 95 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2A42?: The complementary color is #2A5F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.