What color is #5E5551?

#5E5551 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5551?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 81: 94 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5551?

The complementary color is #515A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5551 color

#5E5551 rgb(94, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5551 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (94, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#5E5551 color codes

HEX	`#5E5551`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, 2.9, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 4.67, 51.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.35, 9.471, 9.119)`
Decimal	`6182225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5551, 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 #5E5551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5E5551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5551; }
.text { color: #5e5551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5551, #5e5c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5551?: #5E5551 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5551?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 81: 94 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5551?: The complementary color is #515A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.