What color is #5F424A?

#5F424A 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 #5F424A?

The RGB value is 95, 66, 74: 95 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F424A?

The complementary color is #425F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F424A color

#5F424A rgb(95, 66, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F424A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (95, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#5F424A color codes

HEX	`#5F424A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.4, 13.92, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.4, 13.92, 0.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.904, 6.824, 7.378)`
Decimal	`6242890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F424A, 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 #5F424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #5F424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f424a; }
.text { color: #5f424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f424a, #5f4942); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F424A?: #5F424A 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 #5F424A?: The RGB value is 95, 66, 74: 95 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F424A?: The complementary color is #425F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.