What color is #5B4538?

#5B4538 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4538?

The RGB value is 91, 69, 56: 91 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4538?

The complementary color is #384E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4538 color

#5B4538 rgb(91, 69, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B4538 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 27.1% green and 22% blue (91, 69, 56).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#5B4538 color codes

HEX	`#5B4538`
RGB	`rgb(91, 69, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 27.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, 7.39, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 13.66, 57.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.157, 6.766, 4.67)`
Decimal	`5981496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4538, 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 #5B4538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #5B4538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4538; }
.text { color: #5b4538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 69 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4538, #5b5638); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B4538?: #5B4538 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4538?: The RGB value is 91, 69, 56: 91 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4538?: The complementary color is #384E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.