What color is #5C3A49?

#5C3A49 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 #5C3A49?

The RGB value is 92, 58, 73: 92 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3A49?

The complementary color is #3A5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3A49 color

#5C3A49 rgb(92, 58, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C3A49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22.7% green and 28.6% blue (92, 58, 73).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 21% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#5C3A49 color codes

HEX	`#5C3A49`
RGB	`rgb(92, 58, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 17.51, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 17.76, 350.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.129, 5.783, 7.043)`
Decimal	`6044233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3A49, 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 #5C3A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #5C3A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3a49; }
.text { color: #5c3a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 58 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a49, #5c3c3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C3A49?: #5C3A49 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 #5C3A49?: The RGB value is 92, 58, 73: 92 red, 58 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3A49?: The complementary color is #3A5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.