What color is #5F4B55?

#5F4B55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4B55?

The RGB value is 95, 75, 85: 95 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4B55?

The complementary color is #4B5F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4B55 color

#5F4B55 rgb(95, 75, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4B55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 29.4% green and 33.3% blue (95, 75, 85).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#5F4B55 color codes

HEX	`#5F4B55`
RGB	`rgb(95, 75, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 29.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.23, 10.31, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.23, 10.66, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.875, 8.121, 9.693)`
Decimal	`6245205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4B55, 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 #5F4B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5F4B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4b55; }
.text { color: #5f4b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 75 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4b55, #5f4b4b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F4B55?: #5F4B55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4B55?: The RGB value is 95, 75, 85: 95 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4B55?: The complementary color is #4B5F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.