What color is #5E4844?

#5E4844 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4844?

The RGB value is 94, 72, 68: 94 red, 72 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4844?

The complementary color is #445A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4844 color

#5E4844 rgb(94, 72, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4844 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.2% green and 26.7% blue (94, 72, 68).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#5E4844 color codes

HEX	`#5E4844`
RGB	`rgb(94, 72, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 8.69, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 10.56, 34.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.977, 7.432, 6.482)`
Decimal	`6178884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4844, 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 #5E4844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #5E4844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4844; }
.text { color: #5e4844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 72 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4844, #5e5544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E4844?: #5E4844 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4844?: The RGB value is 94, 72, 68: 94 red, 72 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4844?: The complementary color is #445A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.