What color is #5C4E31?

#5C4E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4E31?

The RGB value is 92, 78, 49: 92 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4E31?

The complementary color is #313F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4E31 color

#5C4E31 rgb(92, 78, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C4E31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 30.6% green and 19.2% blue (92, 78, 49).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 47% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#5C4E31 color codes

HEX	`#5C4E31`
RGB	`rgb(92, 78, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 30.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 47%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 47%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.87, 1.32, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.87, 19.36, 86.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.693, 7.946, 4.034)`
Decimal	`6049329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4E31, 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 #5C4E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #5C4E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4e31; }
.text { color: #5c4e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 78 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4e31, #555c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C4E31?: #5C4E31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4E31?: The RGB value is 92, 78, 49: 92 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4E31?: The complementary color is #313F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.