What color is #5F5C52?

#5F5C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5C52?

The RGB value is 95, 92, 82: 95 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5C52?

The complementary color is #52555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5C52 color

#5F5C52 rgb(95, 92, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5C52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.1% green and 32.2% blue (95, 92, 82).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#5F5C52 color codes

HEX	`#5F5C52`
RGB	`rgb(95, 92, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, -0.76, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 6.23, 97.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.069, 10.696, 9.515)`
Decimal	`6249554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5C52, 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 #5F5C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5F5C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5c52; }
.text { color: #5f5c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 92 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5c52, #5c5f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5C52?: #5F5C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5C52?: The RGB value is 95, 92, 82: 95 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5C52?: The complementary color is #52555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.