What color is #5E4E49?

#5E4E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4E49?

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

What is the complementary color of #5E4E49?

The complementary color is #49595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4E49 color

#5E4E49 rgb(94, 78, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4E49 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#5E4E49 color codes

HEX	`#5E4E49`
RGB	`rgb(94, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.62, 5.78, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.62, 7.95, 43.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.543, 8.31, 7.456)`
Decimal	`6180425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4E49, 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 #5E4E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5E4E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4e49; }
.text { color: #5e4e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4e49, #5e5949); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E4E49?: #5E4E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4E49?: The RGB value is 94, 78, 73: 94 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4E49?: The complementary color is #49595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.