What color is #5C4F36?

#5C4F36 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 #5C4F36?

The RGB value is 92, 79, 54: 92 red, 79 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4F36?

The complementary color is #36435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4F36 color

#5C4F36 rgb(92, 79, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C4F36 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31% green and 21.2% blue (92, 79, 54).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#5C4F36 color codes

HEX	`#5C4F36`
RGB	`rgb(92, 79, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, 1.34, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 16.83, 85.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.876, 8.134, 4.644)`
Decimal	`6049590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4F36, 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 #5C4F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5C4F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4f36; }
.text { color: #5c4f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 79 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4f36, #565c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C4F36?: #5C4F36 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 #5C4F36?: The RGB value is 92, 79, 54: 92 red, 79 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4F36?: The complementary color is #36435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.