What color is #5A3917?

#5A3917 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3917?

The RGB value is 90, 57, 23: 90 red, 57 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3917?

The complementary color is #17385A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3917 color

#5A3917 rgb(90, 57, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3917 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22.4% green and 9% blue (90, 57, 23).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 59% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 74% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Fantasies (#5C3612), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#5A3917 color codes

HEX	`#5A3917`
RGB	`rgb(90, 57, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 59%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 74%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 74%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 11.07, 26.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 28.74, 67.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.835, 5.162, 1.5)`
Decimal	`5912855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3917, 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 #5A3917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #5A3917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3917; }
.text { color: #5a3917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 57 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3917, #5a5a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #5A3917?: #5A3917 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3917?: The RGB value is 90, 57, 23: 90 red, 57 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3917?: The complementary color is #17385A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.