What color is #5D283A?

#5D283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D283A?

The RGB value is 93, 40, 58: 93 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D283A?

The complementary color is #285D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D283A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D283A color

#5D283A rgb(93, 40, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D283A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 15.7% green and 22.7% blue (93, 40, 58).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 40% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#5D283A color codes

HEX	`#5D283A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 40, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 15.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 40%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 57%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.16, 26.37, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.16, 26.37, 0.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.037, 4.151, 4.485)`
Decimal	`6105146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D283A, 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 #5D283A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D283A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #5D283A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d283a; }
.text { color: #5d283a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d283a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 40 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d283a, #5d3028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5D283A?: #5D283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D283A?: The RGB value is 93, 40, 58: 93 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D283A?: The complementary color is #285D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D283A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.