What color is #5F524F?

#5F524F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F524F?

The RGB value is 95, 82, 79: 95 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F524F?

The complementary color is #4F5C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F524F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F524F color

#5F524F rgb(95, 82, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F524F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.2% green and 31% blue (95, 82, 79).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#5F524F color codes

HEX	`#5F524F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 82, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 17%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.05, 4.8, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.05, 6.08, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 9.032, 8.657)`
Decimal	`6246991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F524F, 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 #5F524F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F524F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #5F524F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f524f; }
.text { color: #5f524f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f524f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 82 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f524f, #5f5a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F524F?: #5F524F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F524F?: The RGB value is 95, 82, 79: 95 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F524F?: The complementary color is #4F5C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F524F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.