What color is #5E3C39?

#5E3C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3C39?

The RGB value is 94, 60, 57: 94 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3C39?

The complementary color is #395B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3C39 color

#5E3C39 rgb(94, 60, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E3C39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 23.5% green and 22.4% blue (94, 60, 57).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#5E3C39 color codes

HEX	`#5E3C39`
RGB	`rgb(94, 60, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 23.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.18, 14.56, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.18, 16.62, 28.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.971, 5.907, 4.643)`
Decimal	`6175801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3C39, 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 #5E3C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #5E3C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3c39; }
.text { color: #5e3c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 60 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3c39, #5e4e39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E3C39?: #5E3C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3C39?: The RGB value is 94, 60, 57: 94 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3C39?: The complementary color is #395B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.