What color is #5F494A?

#5F494A 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 #5F494A?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 74: 95 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F494A?

The complementary color is #495F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F494A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F494A color

#5F494A rgb(95, 73, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F494A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 29% blue (95, 73, 74).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#5F494A color codes

HEX	`#5F494A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, 9.52, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 9.98, 17.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.338, 7.693, 7.523)`
Decimal	`6244682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F494A, 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 #5F494A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F494A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5F494A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f494a; }
.text { color: #5f494a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f494a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f494a, #5f5349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F494A?: #5F494A 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 #5F494A?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 74: 95 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F494A?: The complementary color is #495F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F494A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.