What color is #5F4044?

#5F4044 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 #5F4044?

The RGB value is 95, 64, 68: 95 red, 64 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4044?

The complementary color is #405F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4044 color

#5F4044 rgb(95, 64, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F4044 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.1% green and 26.7% blue (95, 64, 68).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#5F4044 color codes

HEX	`#5F4044`
RGB	`rgb(95, 64, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, 14.16, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 14.48, 12.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.596, 6.517, 6.326)`
Decimal	`6242372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4044, 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 #5F4044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #5F4044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4044; }
.text { color: #5f4044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 64 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4044, #5f4c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4044?: #5F4044 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 #5F4044?: The RGB value is 95, 64, 68: 95 red, 64 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4044?: The complementary color is #405F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.