What color is #5F4F47?

#5F4F47 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 #5F4F47?

The RGB value is 95, 79, 71: 95 red, 79 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4F47?

The complementary color is #47575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4F47 color

#5F4F47 rgb(95, 79, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F4F47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 31% green and 27.8% blue (95, 79, 71).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% 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 7.79:1).

#5F4F47 color codes

HEX	`#5F4F47`
RGB	`rgb(95, 79, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 31%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.96, 5.26, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.96, 8.93, 53.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.653, 8.48, 7.141)`
Decimal	`6246215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4F47, 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 #5F4F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #5F4F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4f47; }
.text { color: #5f4f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 79 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4f47, #5f5b47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4F47?: #5F4F47 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 #5F4F47?: The RGB value is 95, 79, 71: 95 red, 79 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4F47?: The complementary color is #47575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.