What color is #5E4C51?

#5E4C51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4C51?

The RGB value is 94, 76, 81: 94 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4C51?

The complementary color is #4C5E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4C51 color

#5E4C51 rgb(94, 76, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4C51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (94, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#5E4C51 color codes

HEX	`#5E4C51`
RGB	`rgb(94, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 19%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.28, 8.49, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.28, 8.49, 359.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.686, 8.143, 8.897)`
Decimal	`6179921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4C51, 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 #5E4C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5E4C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4c51; }
.text { color: #5e4c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4c51, #5e504c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4C51?: #5E4C51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4C51?: The RGB value is 94, 76, 81: 94 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4C51?: The complementary color is #4C5E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.