What color is #5C3A1F?

#5C3A1F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3A1F?

The RGB value is 92, 58, 31: 92 red, 58 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3A1F?

The complementary color is #1F415C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3A1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3A1F color

#5C3A1F rgb(92, 58, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C3A1F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22.7% green and 12.2% blue (92, 58, 31).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#5C3A1F color codes

HEX	`#5C3A1F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 58, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 66%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, 12, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 25.69, 62.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.174, 5.401, 2.013)`
Decimal	`6044191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3A1F, 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 #5C3A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #5C3A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3a1f; }
.text { color: #5c3a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 58 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a1f, #5c591f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5C3A1F?: #5C3A1F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3A1F?: The RGB value is 92, 58, 31: 92 red, 58 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3A1F?: The complementary color is #1F415C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3A1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.