What color is #5A3216?

#5A3216 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3216?

The RGB value is 90, 50, 22: 90 red, 50 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3216?

The complementary color is #163E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3216 color

#5A3216 rgb(90, 50, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3216 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 19.6% green and 8.6% blue (90, 50, 22).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 61% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 76% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#5A3216 color codes

HEX	`#5A3216`
RGB	`rgb(90, 50, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 19.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 61%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 76%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 76%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.3, 15.4, 25.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.3, 29.39, 58.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.502, 4.513, 1.34)`
Decimal	`5911062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3216, 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 #5A3216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #5A3216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3216; }
.text { color: #5a3216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 50 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3216, #5a5416); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #5A3216?: #5A3216 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3216?: The RGB value is 90, 50, 22: 90 red, 50 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3216?: The complementary color is #163E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.