What color is #5E2D10?

#5E2D10 is a dark, moderate orange known as Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Count Chocula?

The RGB value is 94, 45, 16: 94 red, 45 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Count Chocula?

The complementary color is #10415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2D10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Count Chocula color: hex code #5E2D10

#5E2D10 rgb(94, 45, 16)

Shades of brown

Count Chocula has the hex code #5E2D10. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 17.6% green and 6.3% blue (94, 45, 16).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 71% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 83% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

Count Chocula (#5E2D10) color codes

HEX	`#5E2D10`
RGB	`rgb(94, 45, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 17.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 71%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 83%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 83%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.62, 20.02, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.62, 34.31, 54.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.649, 4.295, 1.022)`
Decimal	`6171920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Count Chocula, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5E2D10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2D10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5E2D10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2d10; }
.text { color: #5e2d10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2d10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 45 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2d10, #5e5410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

See #5E2D10 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E2D10?: #5E2D10 is a dark, moderate orange known as Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Count Chocula?: The RGB value is 94, 45, 16: 94 red, 45 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Count Chocula?: The complementary color is #10415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2D10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.