What color is #5E272A?

#5E272A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E272A?

The RGB value is 94, 39, 42: 94 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E272A?

The complementary color is #275E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E272A color

#5E272A rgb(94, 39, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E272A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (94, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 41% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 55% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#5E272A color codes

HEX	`#5E272A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 41%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 59%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 55%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.67, 25.42, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.67, 27.45, 22.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.76, 3.999, 2.659)`
Decimal	`6170410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E272A, 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 #5E272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #5E272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e272a; }
.text { color: #5e272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e272a, #5e4027); }

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Questions

What color is #5E272A?: #5E272A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E272A?: The RGB value is 94, 39, 42: 94 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E272A?: The complementary color is #275E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.