What color is #5F404A?

#5F404A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F404A?

The RGB value is 95, 64, 74: 95 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F404A?

The complementary color is #405F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F404A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F404A color

#5F404A rgb(95, 64, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F404A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.1% green and 29% blue (95, 64, 74).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#5F404A color codes

HEX	`#5F404A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 64, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, 15.17, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 15.18, 357.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.789, 6.595, 7.34)`
Decimal	`6242378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F404A, 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 #5F404A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F404A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #5F404A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f404a; }
.text { color: #5f404a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f404a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 64 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f404a, #5f4640); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F404A?: #5F404A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F404A?: The RGB value is 95, 64, 74: 95 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F404A?: The complementary color is #405F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F404A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.