What color is #5F534B?

#5F534B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F534B?

The RGB value is 95, 83, 75: 95 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F534B?

The complementary color is #4B575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F534B color

#5F534B rgb(95, 83, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F534B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (95, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#5F534B color codes

HEX	`#5F534B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 3.47, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 7.36, 61.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.083, 9.128, 7.939)`
Decimal	`6247243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F534B, 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 #5F534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5F534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f534b; }
.text { color: #5f534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f534b, #5f5d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F534B?: #5F534B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F534B?: The RGB value is 95, 83, 75: 95 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F534B?: The complementary color is #4B575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.