What color is #5C232F?

#5C232F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C232F?

The RGB value is 92, 35, 47: 92 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C232F?

The complementary color is #235C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C232F color

#5C232F rgb(92, 35, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C232F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (92, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 45% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#5C232F color codes

HEX	`#5C232F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 45%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 62%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, 27.36, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 27.9, 11.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.528, 3.683, 3.109)`
Decimal	`6038319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C232F, 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 #5C232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #5C232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c232f; }
.text { color: #5c232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c232f, #5c3323); }

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Questions

What color is #5C232F?: #5C232F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C232F?: The RGB value is 92, 35, 47: 92 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C232F?: The complementary color is #235C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.