What color is #5F5944?

#5F5944 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5944?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 68: 95 red, 89 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5944?

The complementary color is #444A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5944 color

#5F5944 rgb(95, 89, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F5944 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 26.7% blue (95, 89, 68).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#5F5944 color codes

HEX	`#5F5944`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -1.35, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 13.13, 95.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.335, 9.995, 6.905)`
Decimal	`6248772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5944, 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 #5F5944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #5F5944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5944; }
.text { color: #5f5944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5944, #585f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5944?: #5F5944 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5944?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 68: 95 red, 89 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5944?: The complementary color is #444A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.