What color is #5F474F?

#5F474F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F474F?

The RGB value is 95, 71, 79: 95 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F474F?

The complementary color is #475F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F474F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F474F color

#5F474F rgb(95, 71, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F474F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.8% green and 31% blue (95, 71, 79).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#5F474F color codes

HEX	`#5F474F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 71, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.93, 11.67, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.93, 11.7, 356.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.384, 7.504, 8.402)`
Decimal	`6244175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F474F, 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 #5F474F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F474F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #5F474F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f474f; }
.text { color: #5f474f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f474f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 71 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f474f, #5f4b47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F474F?: #5F474F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F474F?: The RGB value is 95, 71, 79: 95 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F474F?: The complementary color is #475F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F474F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.