What color is #5F5C48?

#5F5C48 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 #5F5C48?

The RGB value is 95, 92, 72: 95 red, 92 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5C48?

The complementary color is #484B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5C48 color

#5F5C48 rgb(95, 92, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5C48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.1% green and 28.2% blue (95, 92, 72).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5F5C48 color codes

HEX	`#5F5C48`
RGB	`rgb(95, 92, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.82, -2.51, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.82, 12.23, 101.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.716, 10.555, 7.655)`
Decimal	`6249544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5C48, 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 #5F5C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5F5C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5c48; }
.text { color: #5f5c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 92 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5c48, #565f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5C48?: #5F5C48 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 #5F5C48?: The RGB value is 95, 92, 72: 95 red, 92 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5C48?: The complementary color is #484B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.