What color is #5B4C34?

#5B4C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4C34?

The RGB value is 91, 76, 52: 91 red, 76 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4C34?

The complementary color is #34435B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4C34 color

#5B4C34 rgb(91, 76, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B4C34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.8% green and 20.4% blue (91, 76, 52).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#5B4C34 color codes

HEX	`#5B4C34`
RGB	`rgb(91, 76, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 2.46, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 16.8, 81.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.519, 7.641, 4.327)`
Decimal	`5983284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4C34, 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 #5B4C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #5B4C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4c34; }
.text { color: #5b4c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 76 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4c34, #575b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B4C34?: #5B4C34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4C34?: The RGB value is 91, 76, 52: 91 red, 76 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4C34?: The complementary color is #34435B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.