What color is #5C2117?

#5C2117 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C2117?

The RGB value is 92, 33, 23: 92 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2117?

The complementary color is #17525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2117 color

#5C2117 rgb(92, 33, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C2117 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 12.9% green and 9% blue (92, 33, 23).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 75% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#5C2117 color codes

HEX	`#5C2117`
RGB	`rgb(92, 33, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 12.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 75%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.67, 26.36, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.67, 33.34, 37.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.113, 3.426, 1.202)`
Decimal	`6037783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2117, 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 #5C2117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #5C2117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2117; }
.text { color: #5c2117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 33 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2117, #5c4417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5C2117?: #5C2117 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C2117?: The RGB value is 92, 33, 23: 92 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2117?: The complementary color is #17525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.