What color is #5C4939?

#5C4939 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4939?

The RGB value is 92, 73, 57: 92 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4939?

The complementary color is #394C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4939 color

#5C4939 rgb(92, 73, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C4939 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (92, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#5C4939 color codes

HEX	`#5C4939`
RGB	`rgb(92, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, 5.48, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 13.77, 66.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.535, 7.336, 4.889)`
Decimal	`6048057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4939, 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 #5C4939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5C4939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4939; }
.text { color: #5c4939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4939, #5c5b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4939?: #5C4939 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4939?: The RGB value is 92, 73, 57: 92 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4939?: The complementary color is #394C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.