Information about #5E5150 color

#5E5150 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E5150 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 81, 80) — 36.9% red, 31.8% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 5 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E5150 is a quiet, subdued grey that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Artefact (#5D5250). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Taupe (#5F514E) and Quarter Barista (#614F4F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(94, 81, 80)), which gives #5E5150 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E5150: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E5150 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E5150 color variations

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

#5E5150 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#A29391

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#C1B7B6

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White

#FFFFFF

#5E5150 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4A403F

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#38302F

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#25201F

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Black

#000000

#5E5150 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#645958

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#6B6262

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#726C6B

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#797575

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Grey

#808080

#5E5150 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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#5D4F54

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#5D4F59

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#5B4F5D

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#5E5150 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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#505D5E
#505D5E

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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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#50565E
#50565E

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#505E58
#505E58

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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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#5E5850

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#5E5150
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#5E5056
#5E5056

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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
#5E5150
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#505E51
#505E51

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#51505E
#51505E

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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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#5D5E50
#5D5E50

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#505D5E
#505D5E

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#51505E
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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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#565E50
#565E50

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#505D5E
#505D5E

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#58505E
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Nearest named colors to #5E5150

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

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Quarter Barista color link
Quarter Barista

#614F4F

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Reddish Brownish Grey color link
Reddish Brownish Grey

#595353

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

#5E5150 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5150
  • RGB94, 81, 80
  • CMYK0, 5, 5, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 81, 80)
  • HSL4°, 8%, 34%
  • HSL Precise4.286°, 8.046%, 34.118%
  • HSV4°, 15%, 37%
  • HSB4°, 15%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.318, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.318, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.318, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5150
  • DECIMAL ID6181200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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