What color is #5F463E?

#5F463E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F463E?

The RGB value is 95, 70, 62: 95 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F463E?

The complementary color is #3E575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F463E color

#5F463E rgb(95, 70, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F463E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (95, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 35% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#5F463E color codes

HEX	`#5F463E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 35%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, 9.45, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 13.05, 43.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.779, 7.161, 5.529)`
Decimal	`6243902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F463E, 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 #5F463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #5F463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f463e; }
.text { color: #5f463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f463e, #5f573e); }

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Questions

What color is #5F463E?: #5F463E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F463E?: The RGB value is 95, 70, 62: 95 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F463E?: The complementary color is #3E575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.