What color is #5F5752?

#5F5752 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5752?

The RGB value is 95, 87, 82: 95 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5752?

The complementary color is #525A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5752 color

#5F5752 rgb(95, 87, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5752 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.1% green and 32.2% blue (95, 87, 82).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#5F5752 color codes

HEX	`#5F5752`
RGB	`rgb(95, 87, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 2.28, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 4.67, 60.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.65, 9.859, 9.376)`
Decimal	`6248274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5752, 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 #5F5752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5F5752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5752; }
.text { color: #5f5752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 87 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5752, #5f5e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F5752?: #5F5752 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5752?: The RGB value is 95, 87, 82: 95 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5752?: The complementary color is #525A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.