Information about #5F4F57 color

#5F4F57 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F4F57 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 79, 87) — 37.3% red, 31% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 3 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5F4F57 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zulu (#585156). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Magentaish Grey (#595359) and Don Juan (#5A4F51).

The recipe behind #5F4F57 is rgb(95, 79, 87), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5F4F57: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5F4F57 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5F4F57 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5F4F57 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F4F57

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F4F57
  • RGB95, 79, 87
  • CMYK0, 6, 3, 63
  • CSSrgb(95, 79, 87)
  • HSL330°, 9%, 34%
  • HSL Precise330°, 9.195%, 34.118%
  • HSV330°, 17%, 37%
  • HSB330°, 17%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.310, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.310, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.310, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F4F57
  • DECIMAL ID6246231
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01