What color is #5F333A?

#5F333A 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 #5F333A?

The RGB value is 95, 51, 58: 95 red, 51 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F333A?

The complementary color is #335F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F333A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F333A color

#5F333A rgb(95, 51, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F333A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 20% green and 22.7% blue (95, 51, 58).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#5F333A color codes

HEX	`#5F333A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 51, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 20%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 20.71, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 21.16, 11.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.667, 5.107, 4.637)`
Decimal	`6239034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F333A, 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 #5F333A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F333A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #5F333A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f333a; }
.text { color: #5f333a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f333a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 51 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f333a, #5f4233); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5F333A?: #5F333A 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 #5F333A?: The RGB value is 95, 51, 58: 95 red, 51 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F333A?: The complementary color is #335F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F333A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.