What color is #5E312C?

#5E312C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E312C?

The RGB value is 94, 49, 44: 94 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E312C?

The complementary color is #2C595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E312C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E312C color

#5E312C rgb(94, 49, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E312C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 19.2% green and 17.3% blue (94, 49, 44).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#5E312C color codes

HEX	`#5E312C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 49, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 19.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 19.75, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 23.23, 31.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.169, 4.759, 2.976)`
Decimal	`6172972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E312C, 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 #5E312C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E312C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #5E312C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e312c; }
.text { color: #5e312c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e312c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 49 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e312c, #5e4a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5E312C?: #5E312C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E312C?: The RGB value is 94, 49, 44: 94 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E312C?: The complementary color is #2C595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E312C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.