What color is #5D4346?

#5D4346 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 #5D4346?

The RGB value is 93, 67, 70: 93 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4346?

The complementary color is #435D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4346 color

#5D4346 rgb(93, 67, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4346 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 26.3% green and 27.5% blue (93, 67, 70).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% 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 8.91:1).

#5D4346 color codes

HEX	`#5D4346`
RGB	`rgb(93, 67, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 26.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 28%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, 11.74, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 12.03, 12.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.627, 6.784, 6.701)`
Decimal	`6112070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4346, 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 #5D4346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #5D4346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4346; }
.text { color: #5d4346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 67 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4346, #5d4d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4346?: #5D4346 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 #5D4346?: The RGB value is 93, 67, 70: 93 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4346?: The complementary color is #435D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.