What color is #5E2B35?

#5E2B35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E2B35?

The RGB value is 94, 43, 53: 94 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E2B35?

The complementary color is #2B5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E2B35 color

#5E2B35 rgb(94, 43, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E2B35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 16.9% green and 20.8% blue (94, 43, 53).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 44% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#5E2B35 color codes

HEX	`#5E2B35`
RGB	`rgb(94, 43, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 16.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 44%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.84, 24.39, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.84, 24.81, 10.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.123, 4.365, 3.888)`
Decimal	`6171445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E2B35, 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 #5E2B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #5E2B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2b35; }
.text { color: #5e2b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 43 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2b35, #5e3b2b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E2B35?: #5E2B35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E2B35?: The RGB value is 94, 43, 53: 94 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E2B35?: The complementary color is #2B5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.