What color is #5E5D52?

#5E5D52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D52?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 82: 94 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D52?

The complementary color is #52535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D52 color

#5E5D52 rgb(94, 93, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 32.2% blue (94, 93, 82).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#5E5D52 color codes

HEX	`#5E5D52`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -1.78, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 6.71, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.053, 10.818, 9.539)`
Decimal	`6184274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D52, 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 #5E5D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5E5D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d52; }
.text { color: #5e5d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d52, #595e52); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E5D52?: #5E5D52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D52?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 82: 94 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D52?: The complementary color is #52535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.