What color is #5F5247?

#5F5247 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 #5F5247?

The RGB value is 95, 82, 71: 95 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5247?

The complementary color is #47545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5247 color

#5F5247 rgb(95, 82, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5247 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.2% green and 27.8% blue (95, 82, 71).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5F5247 color codes

HEX	`#5F5247`
RGB	`rgb(95, 82, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 3.4, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 9.1, 68.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.874, 8.923, 7.215)`
Decimal	`6246983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5247, 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 #5F5247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5F5247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5247; }
.text { color: #5f5247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 82 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5247, #5f5e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F5247?: #5F5247 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 #5F5247?: The RGB value is 95, 82, 71: 95 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5247?: The complementary color is #47545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.