What color is #5E5954?

#5E5954 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5954?

The RGB value is 94, 89, 84: 94 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5954?

The complementary color is #54595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5954 color

#5E5954 rgb(94, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5954 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (94, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#5E5954 color codes

HEX	`#5E5954`
RGB	`rgb(94, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 1.02, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 3.75, 74.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.789, 10.165, 9.832)`
Decimal	`6183252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5954, 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 #5E5954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5E5954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5954; }
.text { color: #5e5954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5954, #5e5e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5954?: #5E5954 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5954?: The RGB value is 94, 89, 84: 94 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5954?: The complementary color is #54595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.