What color is #5E5250?

#5E5250 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 #5E5250?

The RGB value is 94, 82, 80: 94 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5250?

The complementary color is #505C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5250 color

#5E5250 rgb(94, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5250 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (94, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#5E5250 color codes

HEX	`#5E5250`
RGB	`rgb(94, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 4.56, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 5.45, 33.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.081, 8.994, 8.845)`
Decimal	`6181456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5250, 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 #5E5250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5E5250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5250; }
.text { color: #5e5250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5250, #5e5950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5250?: #5E5250 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 #5E5250?: The RGB value is 94, 82, 80: 94 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5250?: The complementary color is #505C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.