Information about #5E504D color

#5E504D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E504D falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 80, 77) — 36.9% red, 31.4% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 7 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5E504D reads as a softly muted neutral grey 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 Warm Taupe (#5F514E). Slightly further away sit Artefact (#5D5250) and Quarter Barista (#614F4F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(94, 80, 77)), which gives #5E504D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E504D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E504D color variations

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

#5E504D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E504D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E504D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D6360

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Grey

#808080

#5E504D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5E504D 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
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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
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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
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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
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#4E5F51
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#514E5F
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#545F4E
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Nearest named colors to #5E504D

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

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Quarter Barista color link
Quarter Barista

#614F4F

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Rough N Tumble color link
Rough N Tumble

#5B4C48

Saddle color link
Saddle

#5D4E46

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

#5E504D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E504D
  • RGB94, 80, 77
  • CMYK0, 5, 7, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 80, 77)
  • HSL11°, 10%, 34%
  • HSL Precise10.588°, 9.942%, 33.529%
  • HSV11°, 18%, 37%
  • HSB11°, 18%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.314, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.314, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.314, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E504D
  • DECIMAL ID6180941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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