What color is #5F5041?

#5F5041 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5041?

The RGB value is 95, 80, 65: 95 red, 80 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5041?

The complementary color is #41505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5041 color

#5F5041 rgb(95, 80, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5041 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 31.4% green and 25.5% blue (95, 80, 65).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#5F5041 color codes

HEX	`#5F5041`
RGB	`rgb(95, 80, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 31.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 3.67, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 11.76, 71.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.542, 8.552, 6.201)`
Decimal	`6246465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5041, 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 #5F5041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #5F5041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5041; }
.text { color: #5f5041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 80 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5041, #5f5f41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5041?: #5F5041 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5041?: The RGB value is 95, 80, 65: 95 red, 80 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5041?: The complementary color is #41505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.