What color is #5F393B?

#5F393B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F393B?

The RGB value is 95, 57, 59: 95 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F393B?

The complementary color is #395F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F393B?

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.

#5F393B color

#5F393B rgb(95, 57, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F393B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (95, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 38% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5F393B color codes

HEX	`#5F393B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 40%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 38%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, 17.16, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 18.14, 18.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.972, 5.675, 4.865)`
Decimal	`6240571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F393B, 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 #5F393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F393B 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 #5F393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f393b; }
.text { color: #5f393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f393b, #5f4a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5F393B?: #5F393B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F393B?: The RGB value is 95, 57, 59: 95 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F393B?: The complementary color is #395F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F393B?: 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.