What color is #5E4046?

#5E4046 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4046?

The RGB value is 94, 64, 70: 94 red, 64 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4046?

The complementary color is #405E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4046 color

#5E4046 rgb(94, 64, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E4046 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.1% green and 27.5% blue (94, 64, 70).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#5E4046 color codes

HEX	`#5E4046`
RGB	`rgb(94, 64, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.61, 14.06, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.61, 14.15, 6.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.555, 6.489, 6.648)`
Decimal	`6176838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4046, 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 #5E4046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #5E4046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4046; }
.text { color: #5e4046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 64 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4046, #5e4940); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E4046?: #5E4046 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4046?: The RGB value is 94, 64, 70: 94 red, 64 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4046?: The complementary color is #405E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.