What color is #5C4A35?

#5C4A35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4A35?

The RGB value is 92, 74, 53: 92 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4A35?

The complementary color is #35475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4A35 color

#5C4A35 rgb(92, 74, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C4A35 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (92, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#5C4A35 color codes

HEX	`#5C4A35`
RGB	`rgb(92, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 4.31, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 16.01, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.505, 7.43, 4.406)`
Decimal	`6048309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4A35, 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 #5C4A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #5C4A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4a35; }
.text { color: #5c4a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4a35, #5a5c35); }

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Questions

What color is #5C4A35?: #5C4A35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4A35?: The RGB value is 92, 74, 53: 92 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4A35?: The complementary color is #35475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.