What color is #5C3721?

#5C3721 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 #5C3721?

The RGB value is 92, 55, 33: 92 red, 55 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3721?

The complementary color is #21465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3721?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3721 color

#5C3721 rgb(92, 55, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C3721 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 21.6% green and 12.9% blue (92, 55, 33).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 64% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#5C3721 color codes

HEX	`#5C3721`
RGB	`rgb(92, 55, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 21.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 64%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 64%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.07, 14.05, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.07, 24.9, 55.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.055, 5.118, 2.108)`
Decimal	`6043425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3721, 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 #5C3721	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3721 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #5C3721 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3721; }
.text { color: #5c3721; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3721; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 55 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3721, #5c5521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5C3721?: #5C3721 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 #5C3721?: The RGB value is 92, 55, 33: 92 red, 55 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3721?: The complementary color is #21465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3721?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.