What color is #5C482B?

#5C482B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C482B?

The RGB value is 92, 72, 43: 92 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C482B?

The complementary color is #2B3F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C482B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C482B color

#5C482B rgb(92, 72, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C482B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 28.2% green and 16.9% blue (92, 72, 43).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 53% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#5C482B color codes

HEX	`#5C482B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 72, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 28.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 53%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32, 4.35, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32, 21.01, 78.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.167, 7.085, 3.275)`
Decimal	`6047787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C482B, 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 #5C482B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C482B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #5C482B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c482b; }
.text { color: #5c482b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c482b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 72 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c482b, #585c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5C482B?: #5C482B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C482B?: The RGB value is 92, 72, 43: 92 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C482B?: The complementary color is #2B3F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C482B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.