What color is #5F5B50?

#5F5B50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5B50?

The RGB value is 95, 91, 80: 95 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5B50?

The complementary color is #50545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5B50 color

#5F5B50 rgb(95, 91, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5B50 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.7% green and 31.4% blue (95, 91, 80).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#5F5B50 color codes

HEX	`#5F5B50`
RGB	`rgb(95, 91, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.72, -0.52, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.72, 6.94, 94.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.908, 10.494, 9.092)`
Decimal	`6249296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5B50, 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 #5F5B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #5F5B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5b50; }
.text { color: #5f5b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 91 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5b50, #5c5f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5B50?: #5F5B50 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5B50?: The RGB value is 95, 91, 80: 95 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5B50?: The complementary color is #50545F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.