What color is #5E4F4A?

#5E4F4A 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 #5E4F4A?

The RGB value is 94, 79, 74: 94 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4F4A?

The complementary color is #4A595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4F4A color

#5E4F4A rgb(94, 79, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4F4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 31% green and 29% blue (94, 79, 74).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#5E4F4A color codes

HEX	`#5E4F4A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 79, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 31%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 5.34, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 7.5, 44.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.648, 8.466, 7.656)`
Decimal	`6180682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4F4A, 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 #5E4F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5E4F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4f4a; }
.text { color: #5e4f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 79 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4f4a, #5e594a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E4F4A?: #5E4F4A 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 #5E4F4A?: The RGB value is 94, 79, 74: 94 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4F4A?: The complementary color is #4A595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.