What color is #5B3E2A?

#5B3E2A 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 #5B3E2A?

The RGB value is 91, 62, 42: 91 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3E2A?

The complementary color is #2A475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3E2A color

#5B3E2A rgb(91, 62, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B3E2A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.3% green and 16.5% blue (91, 62, 42).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 54% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#5B3E2A color codes

HEX	`#5B3E2A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 62, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 54%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, 10.04, 17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 20.03, 59.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.455, 5.837, 2.977)`
Decimal	`5979690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3E2A, 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 #5B3E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #5B3E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3e2a; }
.text { color: #5b3e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 62 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3e2a, #5b572a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B3E2A?: #5B3E2A 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 #5B3E2A?: The RGB value is 91, 62, 42: 91 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3E2A?: The complementary color is #2A475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.