What color is #5E3241?

#5E3241 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 #5E3241?

The RGB value is 94, 50, 65: 94 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3241?

The complementary color is #325E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3241 color

#5E3241 rgb(94, 50, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E3241 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 19.6% green and 25.5% blue (94, 50, 65).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#5E3241 color codes

HEX	`#5E3241`
RGB	`rgb(94, 50, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 19.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 21.93, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 21.94, 358.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.711, 5.043, 5.62)`
Decimal	`6173249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3241, 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 #5E3241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5E3241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3241; }
.text { color: #5e3241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 50 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3241, #5e3932); }

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Questions

What color is #5E3241?: #5E3241 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 #5E3241?: The RGB value is 94, 50, 65: 94 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3241?: The complementary color is #325E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.