What color is #5F4E43?

#5F4E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4E43?

The RGB value is 95, 78, 67: 95 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4E43?

The complementary color is #43545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4E43 color

#5F4E43 rgb(95, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4E43 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (95, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#5F4E43 color codes

HEX	`#5F4E43`
RGB	`rgb(95, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 29%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 5.23, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 10.56, 60.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.457, 8.287, 6.463)`
Decimal	`6245955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4E43, 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 #5F4E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5F4E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4e43; }
.text { color: #5f4e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4e43, #5f5c43); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F4E43?: #5F4E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4E43?: The RGB value is 95, 78, 67: 95 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4E43?: The complementary color is #43545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.