What color is #5C4B47?

#5C4B47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4B47?

The RGB value is 92, 75, 71: 92 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4B47?

The complementary color is #47585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4B47 color

#5C4B47 rgb(92, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C4B47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (92, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#5C4B47 color codes

HEX	`#5C4B47`
RGB	`rgb(92, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, 6.44, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 8.2, 38.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.067, 7.763, 7.033)`
Decimal	`6048583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4B47, 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 #5C4B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #5C4B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4b47; }
.text { color: #5c4b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4b47, #5c5647); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4B47?: #5C4B47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4B47?: The RGB value is 92, 75, 71: 92 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4B47?: The complementary color is #47585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.