What color is #5C2F41?

#5C2F41 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 #5C2F41?

The RGB value is 92, 47, 65: 92 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2F41?

The complementary color is #2F5C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2F41 color

#5C2F41 rgb(92, 47, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C2F41 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 18.4% green and 25.5% blue (92, 47, 65).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#5C2F41 color codes

HEX	`#5C2F41`
RGB	`rgb(92, 47, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 18.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.83, 22.93, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.83, 23.03, 354.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.384, 4.691, 5.569)`
Decimal	`6041409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2F41, 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 #5C2F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #5C2F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2f41; }
.text { color: #5c2f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 47 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2f41, #5c342f); }

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Questions

What color is #5C2F41?: #5C2F41 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 #5C2F41?: The RGB value is 92, 47, 65: 92 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2F41?: The complementary color is #2F5C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.