What color is #5C4033?

#5C4033 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Brown?

The RGB value is 92, 64, 51: 92 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Brown?

The complementary color is #334F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Brown color: hex code #5C4033

#5C4033 rgb(92, 64, 51)

Shades of brown

Dark Brown has the hex code #5C4033. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.1% green and 20% blue (92, 64, 51).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

Dark Brown (#5C4033) color codes

HEX	`#5C4033`
RGB	`rgb(92, 64, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 10.32, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 16.44, 51.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.845, 6.182, 3.964)`
Decimal	`6045747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Brown, 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 #5C4033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #5C4033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4033; }
.text { color: #5c4033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 64 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4033, #5c5433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5C4033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5C4033?: #5C4033 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Brown?: The RGB value is 92, 64, 51: 92 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Brown?: The complementary color is #334F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.