What color is #5A3E23?

#5A3E23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3E23?

The RGB value is 90, 62, 35: 90 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3E23?

The complementary color is #233F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3E23 color

#5A3E23 rgb(90, 62, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3E23 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 24.3% green and 13.7% blue (90, 62, 35).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 61% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#5A3E23 color codes

HEX	`#5A3E23`
RGB	`rgb(90, 62, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 24.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 61%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 8.85, 21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 23.08, 67.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.243, 5.741, 2.369)`
Decimal	`5914147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3E23, 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 #5A3E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5A3E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3e23; }
.text { color: #5a3e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 62 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3e23, #5a5a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5A3E23?: #5A3E23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3E23?: The RGB value is 90, 62, 35: 90 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3E23?: The complementary color is #233F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.