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5C2C19

#5C2C19 closest to Hot Fudge

#5C2C19 is a dark, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Hot Fudge. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 17.3% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(92, 44, 25)). Its HSL value is 17° hue, 57% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 73% yellow and 64% black. #5C2C19 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.48:1.

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Variations of #5C2C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5C2C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5C2C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5C2C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #453D18
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #393317
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #453217
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #453D18
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4C3818
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #652328
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #602820
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #443633

#5C2C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.48:1 Very good#5C2C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#5C2C19 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5C2C19 in CSS

/* Hot Fudge */
.color { color: #5C2C19; }
.background { background-color: #5C2C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5C2C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(92 44 25);
color: hsl(17 57% 23%);
color: oklch(0.354 0.077 41.6);

#5C2C19 FAQ

What color is #5C2C19?

#5C2C19 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #5C2C19?

#5C2C19 is rgb(92, 44, 25) in RGB, hsl(17, 57%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 52%, 73%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5C2C19?

The complementary color of #5C2C19 is #19495C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5C2C19?

White text has the best contrast on #5C2C19: 11.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5C2C19 a warm or cool color?

#5C2C19 is a warm color.