What color is #5E4D48?

#5E4D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4D48?

The RGB value is 94, 77, 72: 94 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4D48?

The complementary color is #48595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4D48 color

#5E4D48 rgb(94, 77, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4D48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 30.2% green and 28.2% blue (94, 77, 72).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#5E4D48 color codes

HEX	`#5E4D48`
RGB	`rgb(94, 77, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 30.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 6.23, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 8.4, 42.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.44, 8.156, 7.259)`
Decimal	`6180168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4D48, 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 #5E4D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #5E4D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4d48; }
.text { color: #5e4d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 77 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4d48, #5e5848); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E4D48?: #5E4D48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4D48?: The RGB value is 94, 77, 72: 94 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4D48?: The complementary color is #48595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.