What color is #5D3B42?

#5D3B42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3B42?

The RGB value is 93, 59, 66: 93 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3B42?

The complementary color is #3B5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3B42 color

#5D3B42 rgb(93, 59, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D3B42 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 23.1% green and 25.9% blue (93, 59, 66).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#5D3B42 color codes

HEX	`#5D3B42`
RGB	`rgb(93, 59, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 23.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.03, 16.11, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.03, 16.22, 6.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.062, 5.849, 5.91)`
Decimal	`6110018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3B42, 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 #5D3B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #5D3B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3b42; }
.text { color: #5d3b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 59 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3b42, #5d453b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D3B42?: #5D3B42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3B42?: The RGB value is 93, 59, 66: 93 red, 59 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3B42?: The complementary color is #3B5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.