What color is #5C3B3D?

#5C3B3D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3B3D?

The RGB value is 92, 59, 61: 92 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3B3D?

The complementary color is #3B5C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3B3D color

#5C3B3D rgb(92, 59, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C3B3D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 23.1% green and 23.9% blue (92, 59, 61).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 34% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#5C3B3D color codes

HEX	`#5C3B3D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 59, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 23.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 14.89, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 15.63, 17.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.82, 5.741, 5.163)`
Decimal	`6044477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3B3D, 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 #5C3B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5C3B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3b3d; }
.text { color: #5c3b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 59 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3b3d, #5c4a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C3B3D?: #5C3B3D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3B3D?: The RGB value is 92, 59, 61: 92 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3B3D?: The complementary color is #3B5C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.