Information about #5E5953 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5E5953 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(94, 89, 83) (36.9% red, 34.9% green, 32.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 63 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E5953 is a softly muted neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Smokey Ash (#5D5952). Slightly further away sit Triple Tapa (#5B5A50) and Torque (#5A5755).

The recipe behind #5E5953 is rgb(94, 89, 83), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. 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, #5E5953 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E5953 color variations

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

#5E5953 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E5953 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Dull Charcoal

#383532
Black Chestnut Oak

#252321
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Black

#000000

#5E5953 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E5953 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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#5E5953 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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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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Nearest named colors to #5E5953

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

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Dark Olivish Grey color link
Dark Olivish Grey

#595953

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

#5E5953 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5953
  • RGB94, 89, 83
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 89, 83)
  • HSL33°, 6%, 35%
  • HSL Precise32.727°, 6.215%, 34.706%
  • HSV33°, 12%, 37%
  • HSB33°, 12%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.349, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.349, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.349, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5953
  • DECIMAL ID6183251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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