Information about #5B2924 color

#5B2924 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B2924 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 41, 36) — 35.7% red, 16.1% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 22 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B2924 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hukanui (#572A23). Slightly further away sit Caput Mortuum (#592720) and Tipping Point (#612C25).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 41, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B2924: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5B2924 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B2924 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B2924 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 #5B2924

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B2924
  • RGB91, 41, 36
  • CMYK0, 20, 22, 64
  • CSSrgb(91, 41, 36)
  • HSL5°, 43%, 25%
  • HSL Precise5.455°, 43.307%, 24.902%
  • HSV5°, 60%, 36%
  • HSB5°, 60%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.161, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.161, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.161, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5B2924
  • DECIMAL ID5974308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01