What color is #5D3437?

#5D3437 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3437?

The RGB value is 93, 52, 55: 93 red, 52 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3437?

The complementary color is #345D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3437 color

#5D3437 rgb(93, 52, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D3437 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20.4% green and 21.6% blue (93, 52, 55).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#5D3437 color codes

HEX	`#5D3437`
RGB	`rgb(93, 52, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.9, 18.83, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.9, 19.8, 18.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.432, 5.06, 4.252)`
Decimal	`6108215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3437, 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 #5D3437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5D3437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3437; }
.text { color: #5d3437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 52 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3437, #5d4634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5D3437?: #5D3437 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3437?: The RGB value is 93, 52, 55: 93 red, 52 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3437?: The complementary color is #345D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.