Information about #5E525D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #5E525D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Magentaish Grey (#595359). Slightly further away sit Aurora (#5A4D60) and Maltese (#585660).
The recipe behind #5E525D is rgb(94, 82, 93), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E525D: 7.4:1 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. No one has named #5E525D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#5E525D color variations
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#5E525D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5E525D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5E525D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5E525D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5E525D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5E525D color
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Nearest named colors to #5E525D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#595359
#5A4D60
#585660
#5C5858
#574C5E
#585156
#595A5E
#625665
#57595D
#5C5B59
#5A5755
#68535B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5E525D
- RGB94, 82, 93
- CMYK0, 5, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(94, 82, 93)
- HSL305°, 7%, 35%
- HSL Precise305°, 6.818%, 34.51%
- HSV305°, 13%, 37%
- HSB305°, 13%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
- GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.322, 0.365)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.322, 0.365, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.322, 0.365)
- Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5E525D
- DECIMAL ID6181469
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
