What color is #5B4739?

#5B4739 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 #5B4739?

The RGB value is 91, 71, 57: 91 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4739?

The complementary color is #394D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4739 color

#5B4739 rgb(91, 71, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B4739 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 27.8% green and 22.4% blue (91, 71, 57).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% 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 8.73:1).

#5B4739 color codes

HEX	`#5B4739`
RGB	`rgb(91, 71, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 27.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, 6.27, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 13.25, 61.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.306, 7.026, 4.841)`
Decimal	`5982009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4739, 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 #5B4739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #5B4739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4739; }
.text { color: #5b4739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 71 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4739, #5b5839); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B4739?: #5B4739 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 #5B4739?: The RGB value is 91, 71, 57: 91 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4739?: The complementary color is #394D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.