What color is #5C222A?

#5C222A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C222A?

The RGB value is 92, 34, 42: 92 red, 34 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C222A?

The complementary color is #225C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C222A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C222A color

#5C222A rgb(92, 34, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C222A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 13.3% green and 16.5% blue (92, 34, 42).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 54% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#5C222A color codes

HEX	`#5C222A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 34, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 13.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 63%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.26, 27.36, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.26, 28.62, 17.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.404, 3.587, 2.598)`
Decimal	`6038058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C222A, 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 #5C222A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C222A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #5C222A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c222a; }
.text { color: #5c222a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c222a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 34 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c222a, #5c3722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5C222A?: #5C222A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C222A?: The RGB value is 92, 34, 42: 92 red, 34 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C222A?: The complementary color is #225C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C222A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.