What color is #5C514A?

#5C514A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C514A?

The RGB value is 92, 81, 74: 92 red, 81 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C514A?

The complementary color is #4A555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C514A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C514A color

#5C514A rgb(92, 81, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C514A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.8% green and 29% blue (92, 81, 74).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#5C514A color codes

HEX	`#5C514A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 81, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 3.23, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 6.62, 60.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.592, 8.655, 7.695)`
Decimal	`6050122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C514A, 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 #5C514A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C514A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #5C514A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c514a; }
.text { color: #5c514a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c514a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 81 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c514a, #5c5a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C514A?: #5C514A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C514A?: The RGB value is 92, 81, 74: 92 red, 81 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C514A?: The complementary color is #4A555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C514A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.