What color is #5C352F?

#5C352F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C352F?

The RGB value is 92, 53, 47: 92 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C352F?

The complementary color is #2F565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C352F color

#5C352F rgb(92, 53, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C352F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (92, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#5C352F color codes

HEX	`#5C352F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 16.74, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 20.17, 33.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.2, 5.027, 3.333)`
Decimal	`6042927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C352F, 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 #5C352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5C352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c352f; }
.text { color: #5c352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c352f, #5c4c2f); }

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Questions

What color is #5C352F?: #5C352F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C352F?: The RGB value is 92, 53, 47: 92 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C352F?: The complementary color is #2F565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.