What color is #5F4441?

#5F4441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4441?

The RGB value is 95, 68, 65: 95 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4441?

The complementary color is #415C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4441 color

#5F4441 rgb(95, 68, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4441 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 26.7% green and 25.5% blue (95, 68, 65).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#5F4441 color codes

HEX	`#5F4441`
RGB	`rgb(95, 68, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 26.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.69, 11.16, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.69, 12.87, 29.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.741, 6.949, 5.934)`
Decimal	`6243393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4441, 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 #5F4441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #5F4441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4441; }
.text { color: #5f4441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 68 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4441, #5f5341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5F4441?: #5F4441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4441?: The RGB value is 95, 68, 65: 95 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4441?: The complementary color is #415C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.