What color is #5F4146?

#5F4146 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 #5F4146?

The RGB value is 95, 65, 70: 95 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4146?

The complementary color is #415F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4146 color

#5F4146 rgb(95, 65, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F4146 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.5% green and 27.5% blue (95, 65, 70).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% 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 9.01:1).

#5F4146 color codes

HEX	`#5F4146`
RGB	`rgb(95, 65, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 13.86, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 14.03, 9.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.715, 6.656, 6.672)`
Decimal	`6242630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4146, 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 #5F4146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #5F4146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4146; }
.text { color: #5f4146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 65 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4146, #5f4b41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4146?: #5F4146 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 #5F4146?: The RGB value is 95, 65, 70: 95 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4146?: The complementary color is #415F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.