What color is #5E433F?

#5E433F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E433F?

The RGB value is 94, 67, 63: 94 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E433F?

The complementary color is #3F5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E433F color

#5E433F rgb(94, 67, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E433F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (94, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#5E433F color codes

HEX	`#5E433F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, 11.04, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 13.09, 32.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.521, 6.753, 5.609)`
Decimal	`6177599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E433F, 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 #5E433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #5E433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e433f; }
.text { color: #5e433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e433f, #5e533f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5E433F?: #5E433F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E433F?: The RGB value is 94, 67, 63: 94 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E433F?: The complementary color is #3F5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.