What color is #5E444D?

#5E444D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E444D?

The RGB value is 94, 68, 77: 94 red, 68 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E444D?

The complementary color is #445E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E444D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E444D color

#5E444D rgb(94, 68, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E444D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 26.7% green and 30.2% blue (94, 68, 77).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#5E444D color codes

HEX	`#5E444D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 68, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 26.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, 12.78, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 12.81, 355.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.023, 7.05, 7.958)`
Decimal	`6177869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E444D, 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 #5E444D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E444D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #5E444D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e444d; }
.text { color: #5e444d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e444d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 68 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e444d, #5e4844); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E444D?: #5E444D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E444D?: The RGB value is 94, 68, 77: 94 red, 68 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E444D?: The complementary color is #445E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E444D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.