What color is #5F3026?

#5F3026 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3026?

The RGB value is 95, 48, 38: 95 red, 48 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3026?

The complementary color is #26555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3026?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3026 color

#5F3026 rgb(95, 48, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F3026 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 18.8% green and 14.9% blue (95, 48, 38).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 43% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 60% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#5F3026 color codes

HEX	`#5F3026`
RGB	`rgb(95, 48, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 18.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 43%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 60%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 60%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 20.2, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 25.71, 38.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.127, 4.687, 2.415)`
Decimal	`6238246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3026, 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 #5F3026	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3026 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #5F3026 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3026; }
.text { color: #5f3026; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3026; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 48 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3026, #5f4d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5F3026?: #5F3026 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3026?: The RGB value is 95, 48, 38: 95 red, 48 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3026?: The complementary color is #26555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3026?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.