What color is #5C170E?

#5C170E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C170E?

The RGB value is 92, 23, 14: 92 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C170E?

The complementary color is #0E535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C170E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C170E color

#5C170E rgb(92, 23, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C170E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9% green and 5.5% blue (92, 23, 14).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 74% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 85% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#5C170E color codes

HEX	`#5C170E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 23, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 74%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 85%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 85%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.72, 30.84, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.72, 38.84, 37.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.8, 2.921, 0.726)`
Decimal	`6035214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C170E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5C170E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C170E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5C170E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c170e; }
.text { color: #5c170e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c170e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 23 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c170e, #5c3e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5C170E?: #5C170E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C170E?: The RGB value is 92, 23, 14: 92 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C170E?: The complementary color is #0E535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C170E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.