What color is #5D3843?

#5D3843 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3843?

The RGB value is 93, 56, 67: 93 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3843?

The complementary color is #385D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3843 color

#5D3843 rgb(93, 56, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D3843 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 22% green and 26.3% blue (93, 56, 67).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#5D3843 color codes

HEX	`#5D3843`
RGB	`rgb(93, 56, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 22%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 18.15, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 18.15, 0.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.942, 5.561, 6.017)`
Decimal	`6109251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3843, 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 #5D3843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #5D3843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3843; }
.text { color: #5d3843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 56 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3843, #5d3f38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D3843?: #5D3843 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3843?: The RGB value is 93, 56, 67: 93 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3843?: The complementary color is #385D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.