What color is #5A3D29?

#5A3D29 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peat Brown?

The RGB value is 90, 61, 41: 90 red, 61 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peat Brown?

The complementary color is #29465A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peat Brown color: hex code #5A3D29

#5A3D29 rgb(90, 61, 41)

Shades of brown

Peat Brown has the hex code #5A3D29. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 23.9% green and 16.1% blue (90, 61, 41).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 54% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

Peat Brown (#5A3D29) color codes

HEX	`#5A3D29`
RGB	`rgb(90, 61, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 23.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 10.09, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 20.1, 59.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.286, 5.672, 2.861)`
Decimal	`5913897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peat 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 #5A3D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5A3D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3d29; }
.text { color: #5a3d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 61 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3d29, #5a5629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5A3D29 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5A3D29?: #5A3D29 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peat Brown?: The RGB value is 90, 61, 41: 90 red, 61 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peat Brown?: The complementary color is #29465A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.