What color is #5F5D4E?

#5F5D4E 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 #5F5D4E?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 78: 95 red, 93 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D4E?

The complementary color is #4E505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D4E color

#5F5D4E rgb(95, 93, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5D4E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 30.6% blue (95, 93, 78).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#5F5D4E color codes

HEX	`#5F5D4E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.26, -2.09, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.26, 9.16, 103.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.009, 10.812, 8.766)`
Decimal	`6249806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D4E, 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 #5F5D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5F5D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d4e; }
.text { color: #5f5d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d4e, #595f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F5D4E?: #5F5D4E 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 #5F5D4E?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 78: 95 red, 93 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D4E?: The complementary color is #4E505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.