What color is #5C382D?

#5C382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C382D?

The RGB value is 92, 56, 45: 92 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C382D?

The complementary color is #2D515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C382D color

#5C382D rgb(92, 56, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C382D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (92, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 51% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#5C382D color codes

HEX	`#5C382D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 51%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.56, 14.63, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.56, 19.95, 42.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.302, 5.294, 3.172)`
Decimal	`6043693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C382D, 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 #5C382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #5C382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c382d; }
.text { color: #5c382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c382d, #5c4f2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C382D?: #5C382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C382D?: The RGB value is 92, 56, 45: 92 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C382D?: The complementary color is #2D515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.