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#5D3A37 Color

#5D3A37 is rgb(93, 58, 55) in RGB, hsl(5, 26%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 41%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D3A37
HEX#5D3A37
RGBrgb(93, 58, 55)
HSLhsl(5, 26%, 29%)
HSVhsv(5, 41%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 41%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(38.9% 0.05 25)
LABlab(28.64% 15.65 8.64)
LCHlch(28.64% 17.87 28.89)

What #5D3A37 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5D3A37, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#5D3A37 Channel Values

How #5D3A37 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 93 · G 58 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 26% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 41% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 41% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.88:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D3A37 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5D3A37

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D3A37; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5D3A37

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5D3A37 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5D3A37
Protanopia#424237
Protanomaly#4E3F37
Deuteranopia#484836
Deuteranomaly#514336
Tritanopia#5D3A3A
Tritanomaly#5D3A39
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #5D3A37 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5d3a37: #5D3A37;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D3A37;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d3a37': '#5D3A37' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.227, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_5d3a37">#5D3A37</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D3A37"

More Red Colors

#5D3A37 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5D3A37 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D3A37?

#5D3A37 is a dark red — rgb(93, 58, 55) in RGB and hsl(5, 26%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #5D3A37?

#5D3A37 is rgb(93, 58, 55) — red 93, green 58, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D3A37?

#5D3A37 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 41%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D3A37 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D3A37 scores 9.88:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D3A37 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D3A37 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.83, which is visibly different.

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