What color is #5E4440?

#5E4440 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4440?

The RGB value is 94, 68, 64: 94 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4440?

The complementary color is #405A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4440 color

#5E4440 rgb(94, 68, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4440 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (94, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#5E4440 color codes

HEX	`#5E4440`
RGB	`rgb(94, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.54, 10.57, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.54, 12.57, 32.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.609, 6.885, 5.778)`
Decimal	`6177856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4440, 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 #5E4440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #5E4440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4440; }
.text { color: #5e4440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4440, #5e5340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5E4440?: #5E4440 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4440?: The RGB value is 94, 68, 64: 94 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4440?: The complementary color is #405A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.