What color is #5E4548?

#5E4548 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4548?

The RGB value is 94, 69, 72: 94 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4548?

The complementary color is #455E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4548 color

#5E4548 rgb(94, 69, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4548 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.1% green and 28.2% blue (94, 69, 72).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#5E4548 color codes

HEX	`#5E4548`
RGB	`rgb(94, 69, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, 11.25, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 11.5, 12.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.914, 7.104, 7.084)`
Decimal	`6178120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4548, 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 #5E4548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #5E4548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4548; }
.text { color: #5e4548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 69 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4548, #5e4e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4548?: #5E4548 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4548?: The RGB value is 94, 69, 72: 94 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4548?: The complementary color is #455E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.