What color is #5F3F41?

#5F3F41 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 #5F3F41?

The RGB value is 95, 63, 65: 95 red, 63 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3F41?

The complementary color is #3F5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3F41 color

#5F3F41 rgb(95, 63, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F3F41 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.7% green and 25.5% blue (95, 63, 65).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#5F3F41 color codes

HEX	`#5F3F41`
RGB	`rgb(95, 63, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 14.31, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 14.99, 17.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.451, 6.37, 5.837)`
Decimal	`6242113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3F41, 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 #5F3F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5F3F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3f41; }
.text { color: #5f3f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 63 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3f41, #5f4d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5F3F41?: #5F3F41 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 #5F3F41?: The RGB value is 95, 63, 65: 95 red, 63 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3F41?: The complementary color is #3F5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.