What color is #5E5342?

#5E5342 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 #5E5342?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 66: 94 red, 83 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5342?

The complementary color is #424D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5342 color

#5E5342 rgb(94, 83, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5342 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 25.9% blue (94, 83, 66).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 30% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#5E5342 color codes

HEX	`#5E5342`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 30%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, 1.54, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 11.73, 82.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.693, 8.96, 6.425)`
Decimal	`6181698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5342, 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 #5E5342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5E5342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5342; }
.text { color: #5e5342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5342, #5b5e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5342?: #5E5342 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 #5E5342?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 66: 94 red, 83 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5342?: The complementary color is #424D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.