What color is #5C302B?

#5C302B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C302B?

The RGB value is 92, 48, 43: 92 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C302B?

The complementary color is #2B575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C302B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C302B color

#5C302B rgb(92, 48, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C302B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 18.8% green and 16.9% blue (92, 48, 43).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#5C302B color codes

HEX	`#5C302B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 48, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 18.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, 19.37, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 22.81, 31.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.907, 4.564, 2.855)`
Decimal	`6041643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C302B, 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 #5C302B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C302B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #5C302B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c302b; }
.text { color: #5c302b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c302b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 48 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c302b, #5c482b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5C302B?: #5C302B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C302B?: The RGB value is 92, 48, 43: 92 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C302B?: The complementary color is #2B575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C302B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.