What color is #5E4143?

#5E4143 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 #5E4143?

The RGB value is 94, 65, 67: 94 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4143?

The complementary color is #415E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4143 color

#5E4143 rgb(94, 65, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E4143 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.5% green and 26.3% blue (94, 65, 67).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 29% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#5E4143 color codes

HEX	`#5E4143`
RGB	`rgb(94, 65, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.8, 12.93, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.8, 13.49, 16.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.52, 6.566, 6.18)`
Decimal	`6177091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4143, 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 #5E4143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #5E4143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4143; }
.text { color: #5e4143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 65 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4143, #5e4d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5E4143?: #5E4143 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 #5E4143?: The RGB value is 94, 65, 67: 94 red, 65 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4143?: The complementary color is #415E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.