What color is #5C342E?

#5C342E 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 #5C342E?

The RGB value is 92, 52, 46: 92 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C342E?

The complementary color is #2E565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C342E color

#5C342E rgb(92, 52, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C342E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (92, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 50% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#5C342E color codes

HEX	`#5C342E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 50%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, 17.24, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 20.74, 33.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.135, 4.929, 3.213)`
Decimal	`6042670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C342E, 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 #5C342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #5C342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c342e; }
.text { color: #5c342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c342e, #5c4b2e); }

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Questions

What color is #5C342E?: #5C342E 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 #5C342E?: The RGB value is 92, 52, 46: 92 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C342E?: The complementary color is #2E565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.