Information about #5E6959 color

#5E6959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5E6959 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(94, 105, 89) (36.9% red, 41.2% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 4 / 0 / 6 / 59 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #5E6959 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aloeswood Brown (#5A6457). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cactus (#5B6F55) and Pickled Aspen (#5B6452).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 105, 89) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E6959: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E6959 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E6959 color variations

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

#5E6959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5E6959

Color has no name
#7C8A76

Color has no name
#9DA798

Color has no name
#BDC4BA

Color has no name
#DEE1DC

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#5E6959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5E6959

Color has no name
#4B5347

Color has no name
#383E35

Color has no name
#252923

Color has no name
#121411

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#5E6959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5E6959

Color has no name
#646D60

Color has no name
#6B7267

Color has no name
#71766F

Color has no name
#787B77

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#5E6959 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#596866

Color has no name
#596860

Color has no name
#59685A

Color has no name
#5E6959

Color has no name
#646859

Color has no name
#686659

Color has no name
#686059

Color has no name

#5E6959 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
#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#645969
#645969

Color has no name

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
#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#695966
#695966

Color has no name

#5C5969
#5C5969

Color has no name

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
#59695C
#59695C

Color has no name

#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#666959
#666959

Color has no name

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
#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#595E69
#595E69

Color has no name

#69595E
#69595E

Color has no name

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#596964
#596964

Color has no name

#645969
#645969

Color has no name

#69595E
#69595E

Color has no name

Square

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

Square color scheme
#5E6959
#5E6959

Color has no name

#596669
#596669

Color has no name

#645969
#645969

Color has no name

#695C59
#695C59

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #5E6959

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

Aloeswood Brown color link
Aloeswood Brown

#5A6457

Cactus color link
Cactus

#5B6F55

Pickled Aspen color link
Pickled Aspen

#5B6452

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Paddock color link
Paddock

#667156

#5E6959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#5E6959 color image #5E6959 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#5E6959 color image #5E6959 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#5E6959 color image #5E6959 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#5E6959 color image #5E6959 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E6959
  • RGB94, 105, 89
  • CMYK4, 0, 6, 59
  • CSSrgb(94, 105, 89)
  • HSL101°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise101.25°, 8.247%, 38.039%
  • HSV101°, 15%, 41%
  • HSB101°, 15%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.412, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.412, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.412, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E6959
  • DECIMAL ID6187353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.