What color is #5F4957?

#5F4957 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4957?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 87: 95 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4957?

The complementary color is #495F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4957 color

#5F4957 rgb(95, 73, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4957 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 34.1% blue (95, 73, 87).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#5F4957 color codes

HEX	`#5F4957`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 11.97, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 12.85, 338.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.822, 7.886, 10.072)`
Decimal	`6244695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4957, 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 #5F4957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5F4957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4957; }
.text { color: #5f4957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4957, #5f494c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4957?: #5F4957 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4957?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 87: 95 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4957?: The complementary color is #495F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.