What color is #5F4047?

#5F4047 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 #5F4047?

The RGB value is 95, 64, 71: 95 red, 64 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4047?

The complementary color is #405F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4047 color

#5F4047 rgb(95, 64, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F4047 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.1% green and 27.8% blue (95, 64, 71).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#5F4047 color codes

HEX	`#5F4047`
RGB	`rgb(95, 64, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 14.65, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 14.7, 4.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.69, 6.555, 6.82)`
Decimal	`6242375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4047, 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 #5F4047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #5F4047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4047; }
.text { color: #5f4047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 64 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4047, #5f4940); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4047?: #5F4047 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 #5F4047?: The RGB value is 95, 64, 71: 95 red, 64 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4047?: The complementary color is #405F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.