What color is #5F5E4D?

#5F5E4D 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 #5F5E4D?

The RGB value is 95, 94, 77: 95 red, 94 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5E4D?

The complementary color is #4D4E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5E4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5E4D color

#5F5E4D rgb(95, 94, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F5E4D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.9% green and 30.2% blue (95, 94, 77).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#5F5E4D color codes

HEX	`#5F5E4D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 94, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, -2.86, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 10.32, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.061, 10.974, 8.608)`
Decimal	`6250061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5E4D, 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 #5F5E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #5F5E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5e4d; }
.text { color: #5f5e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 94 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5e4d, #575f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F5E4D?: #5F5E4D 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 #5F5E4D?: The RGB value is 95, 94, 77: 95 red, 94 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5E4D?: The complementary color is #4D4E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5E4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.