What color is #5E5245?

#5E5245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5245?

The RGB value is 94, 82, 69: 94 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5245?

The complementary color is #45515E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5245 color

#5E5245 rgb(94, 82, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5245 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (94, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#5E5245 color codes

HEX	`#5E5245`
RGB	`rgb(94, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, 2.63, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 9.82, 74.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.708, 8.844, 6.877)`
Decimal	`6181445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5245, 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 #5E5245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5E5245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5245; }
.text { color: #5e5245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5245, #5d5e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E5245?: #5E5245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5245?: The RGB value is 94, 82, 69: 94 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5245?: The complementary color is #45515E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.