What color is #5F4247?

#5F4247 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 #5F4247?

The RGB value is 95, 66, 71: 95 red, 66 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4247?

The complementary color is #425F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4247 color

#5F4247 rgb(95, 66, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F4247 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.9% green and 27.8% blue (95, 66, 71).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#5F4247 color codes

HEX	`#5F4247`
RGB	`rgb(95, 66, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, 13.4, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 13.55, 8.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.805, 6.785, 6.858)`
Decimal	`6242887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4247, 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 #5F4247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #5F4247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4247; }
.text { color: #5f4247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 66 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4247, #5f4c42); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F4247?: #5F4247 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 #5F4247?: The RGB value is 95, 66, 71: 95 red, 66 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4247?: The complementary color is #425F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.