What color is #5E4A47?

#5E4A47 is a dark, grayish red known as Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mustang?

The RGB value is 94, 74, 71: 94 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mustang?

The complementary color is #475B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mustang color: hex code #5E4A47

#5E4A47 rgb(94, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

Mustang has the hex code #5E4A47. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (94, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

Mustang (#5E4A47) color codes

HEX	`#5E4A47`
RGB	`rgb(94, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 7.94, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 9.39, 32.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.202, 7.733, 7.02)`
Decimal	`6179399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mustang, 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 #5E4A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5E4A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4a47; }
.text { color: #5e4a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4a47, #5e5647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5E4A47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E4A47?: #5E4A47 is a dark, grayish red known as Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mustang?: The RGB value is 94, 74, 71: 94 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mustang?: The complementary color is #475B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.