What color is #5D2238?

#5D2238 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2238?

The RGB value is 93, 34, 56: 93 red, 34 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2238?

The complementary color is #225D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2238 color

#5D2238 rgb(93, 34, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D2238 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 13.3% green and 22% blue (93, 34, 56).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#5D2238 color codes

HEX	`#5D2238`
RGB	`rgb(93, 34, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 13.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 63%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 29.39, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 29.39, 359.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.8, 3.757, 4.16)`
Decimal	`6103608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2238, 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 #5D2238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #5D2238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2238; }
.text { color: #5d2238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 34 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2238, #5d2a22); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D2238?: #5D2238 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2238?: The RGB value is 93, 34, 56: 93 red, 34 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2238?: The complementary color is #225D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.