What color is #5B2300?

#5B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2300?

The RGB value is 91, 35, 0: 91 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2300?

The complementary color is #00385B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2300 color

#5B2300 rgb(91, 35, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (91, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#5B2300 color codes

HEX	`#5B2300`
RGB	`rgb(91, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, 23.89, 31.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 39.63, 52.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.916, 3.427, 0.403)`
Decimal	`5972736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2300, 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 #5B2300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #5B2300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2300; }
.text { color: #5b2300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2300, #5b5100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #5B2300?: #5B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2300?: The RGB value is 91, 35, 0: 91 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2300?: The complementary color is #00385B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.