What color is #5E473E?

#5E473E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E473E?

The RGB value is 94, 71, 62: 94 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E473E?

The complementary color is #3E555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E473E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E473E color

#5E473E rgb(94, 71, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E473E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.8% green and 24.3% blue (94, 71, 62).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#5E473E color codes

HEX	`#5E473E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 71, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 8.37, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 12.44, 47.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.739, 7.234, 5.545)`
Decimal	`6178622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E473E, 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 #5E473E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E473E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #5E473E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e473e; }
.text { color: #5e473e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e473e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 71 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e473e, #5e573e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E473E?: #5E473E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E473E?: The RGB value is 94, 71, 62: 94 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E473E?: The complementary color is #3E555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E473E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.