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#5F4E4E closest to Chocolate Pretzel

#5F4E4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(95, 78, 78)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 10% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black. #5F4E4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.82:1.

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Variations of #5F4E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5F4E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5F4E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5F4E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #55534E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #51504E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #55504E
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #55534E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #58514E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #634C4E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #614D4E
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #525252
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #555151

#5F4E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.82:1 Very good#5F4E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#5F4E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5F4E4E in CSS

/* Chocolate Pretzel */
.color { color: #5F4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #5F4E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5F4E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 78 78);
color: hsl(0 10% 34%);
color: oklch(0.441 0.023 18.1);

#5F4E4E FAQ

What color is #5F4E4E?

#5F4E4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #5F4E4E?

#5F4E4E is rgb(95, 78, 78) in RGB, hsl(0, 10%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5F4E4E?

The complementary color of #5F4E4E is #4E5F5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5F4E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #5F4E4E: 7.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5F4E4E a warm or cool color?

#5F4E4E is a neutral color.