What color is #5E5E50?

#5E5E50 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5E50?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 80: 94 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5E50?

The complementary color is #50505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E50 color

#5E5E50 rgb(94, 94, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5E50 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 31.4% blue (94, 94, 80).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#5E5E50 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E50`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, -2.75, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 8.5, 108.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.067, 10.964, 9.174)`
Decimal	`6184528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E50, 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 #5E5E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #5E5E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e50; }
.text { color: #5e5e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e50, #575e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E5E50?: #5E5E50 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5E50?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 80: 94 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E50?: The complementary color is #50505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.