What color is #5E5D54?

#5E5D54 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D54?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 84: 94 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D54?

The complementary color is #54555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D54 color

#5E5D54 rgb(94, 93, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 32.9% blue (94, 93, 84).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#5E5D54 color codes

HEX	`#5E5D54`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, -1.4, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 5.5, 104.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.13, 10.849, 9.946)`
Decimal	`6184276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D54, 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 #5E5D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #5E5D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d54; }
.text { color: #5e5d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d54, #5a5e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E5D54?: #5E5D54 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D54?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 84: 94 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D54?: The complementary color is #54555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.