What color is #5D4245?

#5D4245 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4245?

The RGB value is 93, 66, 69: 93 red, 66 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4245?

The complementary color is #425D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4245 color

#5D4245 rgb(93, 66, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4245 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 25.9% green and 27.1% blue (93, 66, 69).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#5D4245 color codes

HEX	`#5D4245`
RGB	`rgb(93, 66, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 25.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 12.2, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 12.52, 12.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.537, 6.654, 6.516)`
Decimal	`6111813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4245, 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 #5D4245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #5D4245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4245; }
.text { color: #5d4245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 66 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4245, #5d4d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4245?: #5D4245 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4245?: The RGB value is 93, 66, 69: 93 red, 66 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4245?: The complementary color is #425D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.