What color is #5C1B17?

#5C1B17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C1B17?

The RGB value is 92, 27, 23: 92 red, 27 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C1B17?

The complementary color is #17585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C1B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C1B17 color

#5C1B17 rgb(92, 27, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C1B17 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 10.6% green and 9% blue (92, 27, 23).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 75% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#5C1B17 color codes

HEX	`#5C1B17`
RGB	`rgb(92, 27, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 10.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 75%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.53, 29.42, 19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.53, 35.06, 32.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.961, 3.122, 1.152)`
Decimal	`6036247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C1B17, 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 #5C1B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C1B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #5C1B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c1b17; }
.text { color: #5c1b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 27 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c1b17, #5c3e17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5C1B17?: #5C1B17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C1B17?: The RGB value is 92, 27, 23: 92 red, 27 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C1B17?: The complementary color is #17585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C1B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.