What color is #5F374B?

#5F374B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F374B?

The RGB value is 95, 55, 75: 95 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F374B?

The complementary color is #375F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F374B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F374B color

#5F374B rgb(95, 55, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F374B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 21.6% green and 29.4% blue (95, 55, 75).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#5F374B color codes

HEX	`#5F374B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 55, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 21.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 20.94, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 21.45, 347.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.356, 5.674, 7.363)`
Decimal	`6240075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F374B, 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 #5F374B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F374B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5F374B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f374b; }
.text { color: #5f374b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f374b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 55 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f374b, #5f3737); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F374B?: #5F374B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F374B?: The RGB value is 95, 55, 75: 95 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F374B?: The complementary color is #375F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F374B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.