What color is #5F5A47?

#5F5A47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5A47?

The RGB value is 95, 90, 71: 95 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5A47?

The complementary color is #474C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5A47 color

#5F5A47 rgb(95, 90, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5A47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.3% green and 27.8% blue (95, 90, 71).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#5F5A47 color codes

HEX	`#5F5A47`
RGB	`rgb(95, 90, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.2, -1.47, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.2, 11.82, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.513, 10.2, 7.428)`
Decimal	`6249031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5A47, 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 #5F5A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5F5A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5a47; }
.text { color: #5f5a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 90 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5a47, #585f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5A47?: #5F5A47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5A47?: The RGB value is 95, 90, 71: 95 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5A47?: The complementary color is #474C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.