What color is #5E5A46?

#5E5A46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5A46?

The RGB value is 94, 90, 70: 94 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5A46?

The complementary color is #464A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5A46 color

#5E5A46 rgb(94, 90, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5A46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (94, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5E5A46 color codes

HEX	`#5E5A46`
RGB	`rgb(94, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -2.07, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 12.34, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.378, 10.134, 7.255)`
Decimal	`6183494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5A46, 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 #5E5A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #5E5A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5a46; }
.text { color: #5e5a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5a46, #565e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E5A46?: #5E5A46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5A46?: The RGB value is 94, 90, 70: 94 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5A46?: The complementary color is #464A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.