What color is #5E5A4B?

#5E5A4B 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 #5E5A4B?

The RGB value is 94, 90, 75: 94 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5A4B?

The complementary color is #4B4F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5A4B color

#5E5A4B rgb(94, 90, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5A4B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.3% green and 29.4% blue (94, 90, 75).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#5E5A4B color codes

HEX	`#5E5A4B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 90, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.2, -1.23, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.2, 9.34, 97.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.542, 10.2, 8.121)`
Decimal	`6183499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5A4B, 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 #5E5A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5E5A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5a4b; }
.text { color: #5e5a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 90 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5a4b, #595e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E5A4B?: #5E5A4B 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 #5E5A4B?: The RGB value is 94, 90, 75: 94 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5A4B?: The complementary color is #4B4F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.