What color is #5F5444?

#5F5444 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 #5F5444?

The RGB value is 95, 84, 68: 95 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5444?

The complementary color is #444F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5444 color

#5F5444 rgb(95, 84, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5444 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.9% green and 26.7% blue (95, 84, 68).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#5F5444 color codes

HEX	`#5F5444`
RGB	`rgb(95, 84, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, 1.69, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 11.15, 81.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.933, 9.191, 6.771)`
Decimal	`6247492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5444, 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 #5F5444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5F5444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5444; }
.text { color: #5f5444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 84 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5444, #5d5f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F5444?: #5F5444 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 #5F5444?: The RGB value is 95, 84, 68: 95 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5444?: The complementary color is #444F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.