What color is #5F4C4E?

#5F4C4E 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 #5F4C4E?

The RGB value is 95, 76, 78: 95 red, 76 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4C4E?

The complementary color is #4C5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4C4E color

#5F4C4E rgb(95, 76, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4C4E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 29.8% green and 30.6% blue (95, 76, 78).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#5F4C4E color codes

HEX	`#5F4C4E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 76, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 29.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 8.35, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 8.55, 12.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.679, 8.152, 8.323)`
Decimal	`6245454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4C4E, 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 #5F4C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5F4C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4c4e; }
.text { color: #5f4c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 76 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4c4e, #5f544c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F4C4E?: #5F4C4E 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 #5F4C4E?: The RGB value is 95, 76, 78: 95 red, 76 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4C4E?: The complementary color is #4C5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.