What color is #5C2E39?

#5C2E39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C2E39?

The RGB value is 92, 46, 57: 92 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2E39?

The complementary color is #2E5C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2E39 color

#5C2E39 rgb(92, 46, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C2E39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 18% green and 22.4% blue (92, 46, 57).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#5C2E39 color codes

HEX	`#5C2E39`
RGB	`rgb(92, 46, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 18%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, 22.33, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 22.47, 6.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.129, 4.525, 4.421)`
Decimal	`6041145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2E39, 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 #5C2E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #5C2E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2e39; }
.text { color: #5c2e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 46 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2e39, #5c3a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5C2E39?: #5C2E39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C2E39?: The RGB value is 92, 46, 57: 92 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2E39?: The complementary color is #2E5C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.