What color is #5C3C40?

#5C3C40 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 #5C3C40?

The RGB value is 92, 60, 64: 92 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3C40?

The complementary color is #3C5C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3C40 color

#5C3C40 rgb(92, 60, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C3C40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 23.5% green and 25.1% blue (92, 60, 64).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#5C3C40 color codes

HEX	`#5C3C40`
RGB	`rgb(92, 60, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 23.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, 14.73, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 15.1, 12.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.955, 5.878, 5.618)`
Decimal	`6044736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3C40, 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 #5C3C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #5C3C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3c40; }
.text { color: #5c3c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 60 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3c40, #5c483c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5C3C40?: #5C3C40 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 #5C3C40?: The RGB value is 92, 60, 64: 92 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3C40?: The complementary color is #3C5C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.