What color is #5C3947?

#5C3947 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3947?

The RGB value is 92, 57, 71: 92 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3947?

The complementary color is #395C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3947 color

#5C3947 rgb(92, 57, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C3947 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22.4% green and 27.8% blue (92, 57, 71).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#5C3947 color codes

HEX	`#5C3947`
RGB	`rgb(92, 57, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, 17.79, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 17.91, 353.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.014, 5.657, 6.682)`
Decimal	`6043975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3947, 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 #5C3947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5C3947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3947; }
.text { color: #5c3947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 57 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3947, #5c3d39); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C3947?: #5C3947 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3947?: The RGB value is 92, 57, 71: 92 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3947?: The complementary color is #395C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.