What color is #5C3E38?

#5C3E38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3E38?

The RGB value is 92, 62, 56: 92 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3E38?

The complementary color is #38565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3E38 color

#5C3E38 rgb(92, 62, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C3E38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 24.3% green and 22% blue (92, 62, 56).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#5C3E38 color codes

HEX	`#5C3E38`
RGB	`rgb(92, 62, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 24.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, 12.26, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 15.2, 36.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.85, 6.007, 4.539)`
Decimal	`6045240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3E38, 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 #5C3E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #5C3E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3e38; }
.text { color: #5c3e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 62 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3e38, #5c5038); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C3E38?: #5C3E38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3E38?: The RGB value is 92, 62, 56: 92 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3E38?: The complementary color is #38565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.