What color is #5E404F?

#5E404F 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 #5E404F?

The RGB value is 94, 64, 79: 94 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E404F?

The complementary color is #405E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E404F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E404F color

#5E404F rgb(94, 64, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E404F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.1% green and 31% blue (94, 64, 79).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#5E404F color codes

HEX	`#5E404F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 64, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 15.67, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 16.12, 346.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.861, 6.611, 8.258)`
Decimal	`6176847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E404F, 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 #5E404F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E404F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #5E404F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e404f; }
.text { color: #5e404f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e404f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 64 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e404f, #5e4040); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E404F?: #5E404F 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 #5E404F?: The RGB value is 94, 64, 79: 94 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E404F?: The complementary color is #405E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E404F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.