What color is #5E5254?

#5E5254 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5254?

The RGB value is 94, 82, 84: 94 red, 82 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5254?

The complementary color is #525E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5254?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5254 color

#5E5254 rgb(94, 82, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5254 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.2% green and 32.9% blue (94, 82, 84).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#5E5254 color codes

HEX	`#5E5254`
RGB	`rgb(94, 82, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 5.33, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 5.37, 6.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.233, 9.055, 9.647)`
Decimal	`6181460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5254, 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 #5E5254	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5254 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #5E5254 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5254; }
.text { color: #5e5254; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5254; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 82 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5254, #5e5652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5254?: #5E5254 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5254?: The RGB value is 94, 82, 84: 94 red, 82 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5254?: The complementary color is #525E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5254?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.