What color is #5F3848?

#5F3848 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 #5F3848?

The RGB value is 95, 56, 72: 95 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3848?

The complementary color is #385F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3848 color

#5F3848 rgb(95, 56, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F3848 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 22% green and 28.2% blue (95, 56, 72).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#5F3848 color codes

HEX	`#5F3848`
RGB	`rgb(95, 56, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 22%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.72, 19.81, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.72, 19.96, 352.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.303, 5.73, 6.851)`
Decimal	`6240328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3848, 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 #5F3848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5F3848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3848; }
.text { color: #5f3848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 56 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3848, #5f3b38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3848?: #5F3848 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 #5F3848?: The RGB value is 95, 56, 72: 95 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3848?: The complementary color is #385F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.