What color is #5C3100?

#5C3100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3100?

The RGB value is 92, 49, 0: 92 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3100?

The complementary color is #002B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3100 color

#5C3100 rgb(92, 49, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C3100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 19.2% green and 0% blue (92, 49, 0).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Fantasies (#5C3612), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#5C3100 color codes

HEX	`#5C3100`
RGB	`rgb(92, 49, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 19.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.18, 16.06, 35.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.18, 38.7, 65.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.512, 4.473, 0.573)`
Decimal	`6041856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3100, 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 #5C3100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #5C3100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3100; }
.text { color: #5c3100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 49 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3100, #595c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #5C3100?: #5C3100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3100?: The RGB value is 92, 49, 0: 92 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3100?: The complementary color is #002B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.