What color is #5E3D47?

#5E3D47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3D47?

The RGB value is 94, 61, 71: 94 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3D47?

The complementary color is #3D5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3D47 color

#5E3D47 rgb(94, 61, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E3D47 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 23.9% green and 27.8% blue (94, 61, 71).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#5E3D47 color codes

HEX	`#5E3D47`
RGB	`rgb(94, 61, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 23.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.84, 16.11, -0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.84, 16.11, 359.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.422, 6.173, 6.76)`
Decimal	`6176071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3D47, 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 #5E3D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #5E3D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3d47; }
.text { color: #5e3d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 61 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3d47, #5e443d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E3D47?: #5E3D47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3D47?: The RGB value is 94, 61, 71: 94 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3D47?: The complementary color is #3D5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.