What color is #5C413E?

#5C413E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C413E?

The RGB value is 92, 65, 62: 92 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C413E?

The complementary color is #3E595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C413E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C413E color

#5C413E rgb(92, 65, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C413E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.5% green and 24.3% blue (92, 65, 62).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#5C413E color codes

HEX	`#5C413E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 65, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.41, 11.26, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.41, 12.99, 29.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.174, 6.404, 5.415)`
Decimal	`6046014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C413E, 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 #5C413E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C413E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5C413E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c413e; }
.text { color: #5c413e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c413e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 65 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c413e, #5c503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5C413E?: #5C413E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C413E?: The RGB value is 92, 65, 62: 92 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C413E?: The complementary color is #3E595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C413E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.