What color is #5C2D3E?

#5C2D3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C2D3E?

The RGB value is 92, 45, 62: 92 red, 45 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2D3E?

The complementary color is #2D5C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2D3E color

#5C2D3E rgb(92, 45, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C2D3E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 17.6% green and 24.3% blue (92, 45, 62).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#5C2D3E color codes

HEX	`#5C2D3E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 45, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 17.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.26, 23.66, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.26, 23.68, 357.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.222, 4.5, 5.097)`
Decimal	`6040894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2D3E, 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 #5C2D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #5C2D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2d3e; }
.text { color: #5c2d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 45 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2d3e, #5c342d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C2D3E?: #5C2D3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C2D3E?: The RGB value is 92, 45, 62: 92 red, 45 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2D3E?: The complementary color is #2D5C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.