What color is #5F2B32?

#5F2B32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2B32?

The RGB value is 95, 43, 50: 95 red, 43 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2B32?

The complementary color is #2B5F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2B32 color

#5F2B32 rgb(95, 43, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F2B32 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 16.9% green and 19.6% blue (95, 43, 50).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 47% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#5F2B32 color codes

HEX	`#5F2B32`
RGB	`rgb(95, 43, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 16.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 55%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, 24.43, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 25.34, 15.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.159, 4.392, 3.54)`
Decimal	`6236978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2B32, 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 #5F2B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #5F2B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2b32; }
.text { color: #5f2b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 43 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2b32, #5f3e2b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F2B32?: #5F2B32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2B32?: The RGB value is 95, 43, 50: 95 red, 43 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2B32?: The complementary color is #2B5F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.