What color is #5F3F46?

#5F3F46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3F46?

The RGB value is 95, 63, 70: 95 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3F46?

The complementary color is #3F5F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3F46 color

#5F3F46 rgb(95, 63, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F3F46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.7% green and 27.5% blue (95, 63, 70).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#5F3F46 color codes

HEX	`#5F3F46`
RGB	`rgb(95, 63, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, 15.11, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 15.18, 5.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.602, 6.431, 6.634)`
Decimal	`6242118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3F46, 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 #5F3F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5F3F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3f46; }
.text { color: #5f3f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 63 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3f46, #5f483f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3F46?: #5F3F46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3F46?: The RGB value is 95, 63, 70: 95 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3F46?: The complementary color is #3F5F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.