Information about #5B2D23 color

#5B2D23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B2D23 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 45, 35) — 35.7% red, 17.6% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 22 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored earthy red, #5B2D23 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hukanui (#572A23). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tipping Point (#612C25) and Caput Mortuum (#592720).

The recipe behind #5B2D23 is rgb(91, 45, 35), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5B2D23 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B2D23 color variations

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#5B2D23 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B2D23

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#5B2D23 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B2D23
  • RGB91, 45, 35
  • CMYK0, 18, 22, 64
  • HSL11°, 44%, 25%
  • HSL Precise10.714°, 44.444%, 24.706%
  • HSV11°, 62%, 36%
  • HSB11°, 62%, 36%
  • HEX ID5B2D23
  • DECIMAL ID5975331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
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