What color is #5C4417?

#5C4417 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4417?

The RGB value is 92, 68, 23: 92 red, 68 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4417?

The complementary color is #172F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4417 color

#5C4417 rgb(92, 68, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C4417 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 26.7% green and 9% blue (92, 68, 23).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 75% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#5C4417 color codes

HEX	`#5C4417`
RGB	`rgb(92, 68, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 26.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 75%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, 5.14, 30.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 30.65, 80.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.636, 6.472, 1.71)`
Decimal	`6046743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4417, 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 #5C4417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5C4417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4417; }
.text { color: #5c4417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 68 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4417, #525c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5C4417?: #5C4417 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4417?: The RGB value is 92, 68, 23: 92 red, 68 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4417?: The complementary color is #172F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.