What color is #5F3C40?

#5F3C40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3C40?

The RGB value is 95, 60, 64: 95 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3C40?

The complementary color is #3C5F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3C40 color

#5F3C40 rgb(95, 60, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F3C40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 23.5% green and 25.1% blue (95, 60, 64).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#5F3C40 color codes

HEX	`#5F3C40`
RGB	`rgb(95, 60, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 23.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.5, 16.03, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.5, 16.5, 13.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.261, 6.035, 5.632)`
Decimal	`6241344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3C40, 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 #5F3C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #5F3C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3c40; }
.text { color: #5f3c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 60 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3c40, #5f4a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F3C40?: #5F3C40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3C40?: The RGB value is 95, 60, 64: 95 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3C40?: The complementary color is #3C5F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.