What color is #5E403C?

#5E403C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E403C?

The RGB value is 94, 64, 60: 94 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E403C?

The complementary color is #3C5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E403C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E403C color

#5E403C rgb(94, 64, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E403C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.1% green and 23.5% blue (94, 64, 60).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#5E403C color codes

HEX	`#5E403C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 64, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.34, 12.48, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.34, 14.66, 31.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.265, 6.373, 5.122)`
Decimal	`6176828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E403C, 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 #5E403C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E403C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5E403C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e403c; }
.text { color: #5e403c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e403c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 64 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e403c, #5e513c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5E403C?: #5E403C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E403C?: The RGB value is 94, 64, 60: 94 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E403C?: The complementary color is #3C5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E403C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.