Information about #5E5D57 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5E5D57 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(94, 93, 87) — 36.9% red, 36.5% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E5D57 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Gravel (#5C5D56). Slightly further away sit Chicago (#5B5D56) and Tinpan Alley (#5C5B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 93, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E5D57: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5E5D57 color variations

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

#5E5D57 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E5D57 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E5D57 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E5D57 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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#5E5D57 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 #5E5D57

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

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Dark Olivish Grey color link
Dark Olivish Grey

#595953

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

Aloeswood Brown color link
Aloeswood Brown

#5A6457

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

#5E5D57 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5D57
  • RGB94, 93, 87
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 93, 87)
  • HSL51°, 4%, 35%
  • HSL Precise51.429°, 3.867%, 35.49%
  • HSV51°, 7%, 37%
  • HSB51°, 7%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.365, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.365, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.365, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5D57
  • DECIMAL ID6184279
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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