What color is #5D362D?

#5D362D 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 #5D362D?

The RGB value is 93, 54, 45: 93 red, 54 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D362D?

The complementary color is #2D545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D362D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D362D color

#5D362D rgb(93, 54, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D362D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 21.2% green and 17.6% blue (93, 54, 45).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 35% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 52% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#5D362D color codes

HEX	`#5D362D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 54, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 21.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 35%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 52%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, 16.34, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 20.92, 38.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.307, 5.156, 3.145)`
Decimal	`6108717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D362D, 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 #5D362D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D362D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #5D362D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d362d; }
.text { color: #5d362d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d362d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 54 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d362d, #5d4e2d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D362D?: #5D362D 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 #5D362D?: The RGB value is 93, 54, 45: 93 red, 54 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D362D?: The complementary color is #2D545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D362D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.