What color is #5F5853?

#5F5853 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5853?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 83: 95 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5853?

The complementary color is #535A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5853 color

#5F5853 rgb(95, 88, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5853 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 32.5% blue (95, 88, 83).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#5F5853 color codes

HEX	`#5F5853`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, 1.86, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 4.33, 64.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.77, 10.037, 9.605)`
Decimal	`6248531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5853, 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 #5F5853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5F5853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5853; }
.text { color: #5f5853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5853, #5f5e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F5853?: #5F5853 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5853?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 83: 95 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5853?: The complementary color is #535A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.