Information about #5C242E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#5C242E is a clearly saturated warm red that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Amaranth (#59272D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mulberry Dye (#59292C) and Renegade (#592228).
The recipe behind #5C242E is rgb(92, 36, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C242E: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #5C242E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#5C242E color variations
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#5C242E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5C242E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5C242E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5C242E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5C242E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5C242E color
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Nearest named colors to #5C242E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#59272D
#59292C
#592228
#63272F
#5C2C30
#5F2C2F
#551F2F
#582124
#51242B
#532934
#532B32
#582F2B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5C242E
- RGB92, 36, 46
- CMYK0, 22, 18, 64
- CSSrgb(92, 36, 46)
- HSL349°, 44%, 25%
- HSL Precise349.286°, 43.75%, 25.098%
- HSV349°, 61%, 36%
- HSB349°, 61%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.141, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.141, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.141, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5C242E
- DECIMAL ID6038574
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
