What color is #5C4A3C?

#5C4A3C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4A3C?

The RGB value is 92, 74, 60: 92 red, 74 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4A3C?

The complementary color is #3C4E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4A3C color

#5C4A3C rgb(92, 74, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C4A3C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29% green and 23.5% blue (92, 74, 60).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#5C4A3C color codes

HEX	`#5C4A3C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 74, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.92, 5.29, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.92, 12.42, 64.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.678, 7.499, 5.317)`
Decimal	`6048316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4A3C, 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 #5C4A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #5C4A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4a3c; }
.text { color: #5c4a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 74 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4a3c, #5c5a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4A3C?: #5C4A3C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4A3C?: The RGB value is 92, 74, 60: 92 red, 74 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4A3C?: The complementary color is #3C4E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.