What color is #5C3A3F?

#5C3A3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3A3F?

The RGB value is 92, 58, 63: 92 red, 58 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3A3F?

The complementary color is #3A5C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3A3F?

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.

#5C3A3F color

#5C3A3F rgb(92, 58, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C3A3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22.7% green and 24.7% blue (92, 58, 63).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5C3A3F color codes

HEX	`#5C3A3F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 58, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 15.83, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 16.14, 11.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.824, 5.661, 5.435)`
Decimal	`6044223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3A3F, 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 #5C3A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3A3F 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 #5C3A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3a3f; }
.text { color: #5c3a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 58 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a3f, #5c463a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C3A3F?: #5C3A3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3A3F?: The RGB value is 92, 58, 63: 92 red, 58 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3A3F?: The complementary color is #3A5C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3A3F?: 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.