Information about #5E2827 color

#5E2827 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E2827 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 40, 39) — 36.9% red, 15.7% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 22 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5E2827 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Tipping Point (#612C25). Slightly further away sit Mulberry Dye (#59292C) and Renegade (#592228).

The recipe behind #5E2827 is rgb(94, 40, 39), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E2827 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E2827 color variations

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

#5E2827 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 #5E2827

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

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Jazz color link
Jazz

#5F2C2F

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Vanquish color link
Vanquish

#63272F

Red Sienna color link
Red Sienna

#5F312A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E2827
  • RGB94, 40, 39
  • CMYK0, 21, 22, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 40, 39)
  • HSL1°, 41%, 26%
  • HSL Precise1.091°, 41.353%, 26.078%
  • HSV1°, 59%, 37%
  • HSB1°, 59%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.157, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.157, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.157, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E2827
  • DECIMAL ID6170663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01