What color is #5F474C?

#5F474C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F474C?

The RGB value is 95, 71, 76: 95 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F474C?

The complementary color is #475F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F474C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F474C color

#5F474C rgb(95, 71, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F474C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.8% green and 29.8% blue (95, 71, 76).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#5F474C color codes

HEX	`#5F474C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 71, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, 11.13, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 11.17, 5.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.277, 7.462, 7.84)`
Decimal	`6244172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F474C, 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 #5F474C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F474C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #5F474C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f474c; }
.text { color: #5f474c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f474c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 71 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f474c, #5f4e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F474C?: #5F474C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F474C?: The RGB value is 95, 71, 76: 95 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F474C?: The complementary color is #475F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F474C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.