What color is #5F4540?

#5F4540 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 #5F4540?

The RGB value is 95, 69, 64: 95 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4540?

The complementary color is #405A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4540 color

#5F4540 rgb(95, 69, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4540 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.1% green and 25.1% blue (95, 69, 64).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#5F4540 color codes

HEX	`#5F4540`
RGB	`rgb(95, 69, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.94, 10.38, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.94, 12.75, 35.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.773, 7.06, 5.803)`
Decimal	`6243648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4540, 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 #5F4540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #5F4540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4540; }
.text { color: #5f4540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 69 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4540, #5f5540); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4540?: #5F4540 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 #5F4540?: The RGB value is 95, 69, 64: 95 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4540?: The complementary color is #405A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.