What color is #5D2C1F?

#5D2C1F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2C1F?

The RGB value is 93, 44, 31: 93 red, 44 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2C1F?

The complementary color is #1F505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2C1F color

#5D2C1F rgb(93, 44, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D2C1F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 17.3% green and 12.2% blue (93, 44, 31).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 67% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#5D2C1F color codes

HEX	`#5D2C1F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 44, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 17.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 67%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 67%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.41, 21.1, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.41, 28.12, 41.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.663, 4.228, 1.814)`
Decimal	`6106143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2C1F, 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 #5D2C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #5D2C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2c1f; }
.text { color: #5d2c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 44 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2c1f, #5d4b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5D2C1F?: #5D2C1F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2C1F?: The RGB value is 93, 44, 31: 93 red, 44 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2C1F?: The complementary color is #1F505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.