What color is #5E2D41?

#5E2D41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E2D41?

The RGB value is 94, 45, 65: 94 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E2D41?

The complementary color is #2D5E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E2D41 color

#5E2D41 rgb(94, 45, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E2D41 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 17.6% green and 25.5% blue (94, 45, 65).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 35% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#5E2D41 color codes

HEX	`#5E2D41`
RGB	`rgb(94, 45, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 17.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 35%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 52%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.68, 24.91, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.68, 25.02, 354.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.509, 4.639, 5.553)`
Decimal	`6171969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E2D41, 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 #5E2D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #5E2D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2d41; }
.text { color: #5e2d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 45 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2d41, #5e322d); }

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Questions

What color is #5E2D41?: #5E2D41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E2D41?: The RGB value is 94, 45, 65: 94 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E2D41?: The complementary color is #2D5E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.