What color is #5E494E?

#5E494E 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 #5E494E?

The RGB value is 94, 73, 78: 94 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E494E?

The complementary color is #495E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E494E color

#5E494E rgb(94, 73, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E494E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (94, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#5E494E color codes

HEX	`#5E494E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.34, 9.81, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.34, 9.82, 2.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.374, 7.695, 8.25)`
Decimal	`6179150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E494E, 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 #5E494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5E494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e494e; }
.text { color: #5e494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e494e, #5e4e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E494E?: #5E494E 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 #5E494E?: The RGB value is 94, 73, 78: 94 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E494E?: The complementary color is #495E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.