What color is #5F3D3A?

#5F3D3A 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 #5F3D3A?

The RGB value is 95, 61, 58: 95 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3D3A?

The complementary color is #3A5C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3D3A color

#5F3D3A rgb(95, 61, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F3D3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 23.9% green and 22.7% blue (95, 61, 58).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#5F3D3A color codes

HEX	`#5F3D3A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 61, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 23.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, 14.52, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 16.57, 28.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.152, 6.076, 4.798)`
Decimal	`6241594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3D3A, 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 #5F3D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5F3D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3d3a; }
.text { color: #5f3d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 61 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3d3a, #5f503a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F3D3A?: #5F3D3A 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 #5F3D3A?: The RGB value is 95, 61, 58: 95 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3D3A?: The complementary color is #3A5C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.