What color is #5E4E4A?

#5E4E4A 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 #5E4E4A?

The RGB value is 94, 78, 74: 94 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4E4A?

The complementary color is #4A5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4E4A color

#5E4E4A rgb(94, 78, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4E4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (94, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#5E4E4A color codes

HEX	`#5E4E4A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 5.96, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 7.69, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.577, 8.323, 7.632)`
Decimal	`6180426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4E4A, 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 #5E4E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #5E4E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4e4a; }
.text { color: #5e4e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4e4a, #5e584a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E4E4A?: #5E4E4A 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 #5E4E4A?: The RGB value is 94, 78, 74: 94 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4E4A?: The complementary color is #4A5A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.