What color is #5F414D?

#5F414D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F414D?

The RGB value is 95, 65, 77: 95 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F414D?

The complementary color is #415F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F414D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F414D color

#5F414D rgb(95, 65, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F414D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.5% green and 30.2% blue (95, 65, 77).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#5F414D color codes

HEX	`#5F414D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 65, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.23, 15.08, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.23, 15.21, 352.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.949, 6.75, 7.904)`
Decimal	`6242637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F414D, 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 #5F414D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F414D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #5F414D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f414d; }
.text { color: #5f414d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f414d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 65 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f414d, #5f4441); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F414D?: #5F414D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F414D?: The RGB value is 95, 65, 77: 95 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F414D?: The complementary color is #415F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F414D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.