Information about #5E4D55 color

#5E4D55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E4D55 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 77, 85) — 36.9% red, 30.2% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 4 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5E4D55 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Don Juan (#5A4F51). Slightly further away sit Quarter Barista (#614F4F) and Artefact (#5D5250).

The recipe behind #5E4D55 is rgb(94, 77, 85), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E4D55 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E4D55 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5E4D55 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5E4D55

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E4D55
  • RGB94, 77, 85
  • CMYK0, 7, 4, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 77, 85)
  • HSL332°, 10%, 34%
  • HSL Precise331.765°, 9.942%, 33.529%
  • HSV332°, 18%, 37%
  • HSB332°, 18%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.302, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.302, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.302, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E4D55
  • DECIMAL ID6180181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01