What color is #5E3946?

#5E3946 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3946?

The RGB value is 94, 57, 70: 94 red, 57 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3946?

The complementary color is #395E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3946 color

#5E3946 rgb(94, 57, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E3946 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 22.4% green and 27.5% blue (94, 57, 70).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#5E3946 color codes

HEX	`#5E3946`
RGB	`rgb(94, 57, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 22.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 18.44, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 18.47, 356.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.185, 5.749, 6.524)`
Decimal	`6175046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3946, 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 #5E3946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5E3946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3946; }
.text { color: #5e3946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 57 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3946, #5e3e39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E3946?: #5E3946 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3946?: The RGB value is 94, 57, 70: 94 red, 57 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3946?: The complementary color is #395E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.