Information about #5D272E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5D272E falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(93, 39, 46) — 36.5% red, 15.3% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 18 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5D272E reads as a pleasantly vivid red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Amaranth (#59272D). Slightly further away sit Mulberry Dye (#59292C) and Avant Garde (#5C2C30).

In RGB terms — rgb(93, 39, 46) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5D272E: 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 #5D272E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5D272E color variations

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#5D272E 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 #5D272E

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

Mulberry Dye color link
Mulberry Dye

#59292C

Avant Garde color link
Avant Garde

#5C2C30

Jazz color link
Jazz

#5F2C2F

Vanquish color link
Vanquish

#63272F

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Buccaneer color link
Buccaneer

#622F30

Moccaccino color link
Moccaccino

#582F2B

Red Sienna color link
Red Sienna

#5F312A

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5D272E
  • RGB93, 39, 46
  • CMYK0, 21, 18, 64
  • CSSrgb(93, 39, 46)
  • HSL352°, 41%, 26%
  • HSL Precise352.222°, 40.909%, 25.882%
  • HSV352°, 58%, 36%
  • HSB352°, 58%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.365, 0.153, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.365, 0.153, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.365, 0.153, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5D272E
  • DECIMAL ID6104878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01