What color is #5E494A?

#5E494A 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 #5E494A?

The RGB value is 94, 73, 74: 94 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E494A?

The complementary color is #495E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E494A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E494A color

#5E494A rgb(94, 73, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E494A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 29% blue (94, 73, 74).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#5E494A color codes

HEX	`#5E494A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 73, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 9.09, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 9.51, 17.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.235, 7.64, 7.518)`
Decimal	`6179146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E494A, 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 #5E494A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E494A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #5E494A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e494a; }
.text { color: #5e494a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e494a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 73 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e494a, #5e5249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E494A?: #5E494A 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 #5E494A?: The RGB value is 94, 73, 74: 94 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E494A?: The complementary color is #495E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E494A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.