What color is #5D2B3B?

#5D2B3B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2B3B?

The RGB value is 93, 43, 59: 93 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2B3B?

The complementary color is #2B5D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2B3B color

#5D2B3B rgb(93, 43, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D2B3B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 16.9% green and 23.1% blue (93, 43, 59).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#5D2B3B color codes

HEX	`#5D2B3B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 43, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 16.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 54%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.86, 24.79, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.86, 24.8, 1.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.168, 4.371, 4.656)`
Decimal	`6105915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2B3B, 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 #5D2B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #5D2B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2b3b; }
.text { color: #5d2b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 43 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2b3b, #5d342b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5D2B3B?: #5D2B3B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2B3B?: The RGB value is 93, 43, 59: 93 red, 43 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2B3B?: The complementary color is #2B5D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.