#5F2C2FJazz (#5F2C2F) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.36 and chroma 0.074. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #5F2C2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 44, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 37%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 54%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 51%, 63%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(25.1 23.5 9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.363 0.074 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Jazz shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#602a2b — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#612c2e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#5f2c2f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5f2c30 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Jazz in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.12:1 and against black 1.89:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c59c9c · #a27475 · #804e50 · #5f2c2f · #380c11 · #130001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7a5540 · #6e4035 · #5f2c2f · #4a1e2c · #341126 · #20071e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c4ae96 · #b58585 · #926d43 · #675542 · #5f2c2f · #3e1619
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d4d5 · #907373 · #685757 · #5f2c2f · #341a1b · #130606
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #c4b7b7 · #818888 · #605252 · #5f2c2f · #212929
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f4f5 · #bfcccc · #91a0a0 · #132728 · #000606 · #5f2c2f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d3ae · #d2abc6 · #1e7796 · #435474 · #5f2c2f · #030f22
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #96c8b3 · #5390aa · #2e624f · #5f2c2f · #112b36
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #a9c59f · #6a88b4 · #40577a · #5f2c2f · #1e2c19
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #bebe92 · #499597 · #545078 · #5f2c2f · #0c2d2e
#7A4A4B · #95696A · #B08989 · #CBAAAA · #E7CDCC
#512426 · #441B1E · #381416 · #2B0C0F · #1F0508
#593132 · #523535 · #4B3839
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.