What color is #5C4844?

#5C4844 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4844?

The RGB value is 92, 72, 68: 92 red, 72 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4844?

The complementary color is #44585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4844 color

#5C4844 rgb(92, 72, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C4844 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 28.2% green and 26.7% blue (92, 72, 68).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#5C4844 color codes

HEX	`#5C4844`
RGB	`rgb(92, 72, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 28.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.54, 7.81, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.54, 9.63, 35.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.774, 7.328, 6.473)`
Decimal	`6047812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4844, 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 #5C4844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5C4844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4844; }
.text { color: #5c4844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 72 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4844, #5c5444); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4844?: #5C4844 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4844?: The RGB value is 92, 72, 68: 92 red, 72 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4844?: The complementary color is #44585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.