What color is #5C5247?

#5C5247 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 #5C5247?

The RGB value is 92, 82, 71: 92 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5247?

The complementary color is #47515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5247 color

#5C5247 rgb(92, 82, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5247 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.2% green and 27.8% blue (92, 82, 71).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#5C5247 color codes

HEX	`#5C5247`
RGB	`rgb(92, 82, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, 2.09, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 8.23, 75.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.568, 8.765, 7.2)`
Decimal	`6050375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5247, 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 #5C5247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #5C5247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5247; }
.text { color: #5c5247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 82 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5247, #5b5c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C5247?: #5C5247 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 #5C5247?: The RGB value is 92, 82, 71: 92 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5247?: The complementary color is #47515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.