What color is #5E273E?

#5E273E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E273E?

The RGB value is 94, 39, 62: 94 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E273E?

The complementary color is #275E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E273E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E273E color

#5E273E rgb(94, 39, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E273E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 15.3% green and 24.3% blue (94, 39, 62).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 41% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 34% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#5E273E color codes

HEX	`#5E273E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 39, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 15.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 41%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 59%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 34%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 27.88, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 27.99, 355.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.211, 4.179, 5.036)`
Decimal	`6170430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E273E, 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 #5E273E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E273E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #5E273E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e273e; }
.text { color: #5e273e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e273e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 39 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e273e, #5e2c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E273E?: #5E273E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E273E?: The RGB value is 94, 39, 62: 94 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E273E?: The complementary color is #275E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E273E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.