What color is #5D232A?

#5D232A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D232A?

The RGB value is 93, 35, 42: 93 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D232A?

The complementary color is #235D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D232A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D232A color

#5D232A rgb(93, 35, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D232A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 13.7% green and 16.5% blue (93, 35, 42).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 45% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 55% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#5D232A color codes

HEX	`#5D232A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 35, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 13.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 45%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 62%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.64, 27.22, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.64, 28.65, 18.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.534, 3.697, 2.612)`
Decimal	`6103850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D232A, 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 #5D232A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D232A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #5D232A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d232a; }
.text { color: #5d232a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d232a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 35 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d232a, #5d3923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5D232A?: #5D232A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D232A?: The RGB value is 93, 35, 42: 93 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D232A?: The complementary color is #235D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D232A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.