What color is #5E2912?

#5E2912 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Fudge?

The RGB value is 94, 41, 18: 94 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Fudge?

The complementary color is #12475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2912?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Fudge color: hex code #5E2912

#5E2912 rgb(94, 41, 18)

Shades of brown

Hot Fudge has the hex code #5E2912. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 16.1% green and 7.1% blue (94, 41, 18).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 68% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 81% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

Hot Fudge (#5E2912) color codes

HEX	`#5E2912`
RGB	`rgb(94, 41, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 16.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 68%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 81%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 81%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.7, 22.48, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.7, 34.22, 48.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.519, 4.01, 1.056)`
Decimal	`6170898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Fudge, 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 #5E2912	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2912 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #5E2912 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2912; }
.text { color: #5e2912; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2912; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 41 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2912, #5e4f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

See #5E2912 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E2912?: #5E2912 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Fudge?: The RGB value is 94, 41, 18: 94 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Fudge?: The complementary color is #12475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2912?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.