What color is #5C534D?

#5C534D 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 #5C534D?

The RGB value is 92, 83, 77: 92 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C534D?

The complementary color is #4D565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C534D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C534D color

#5C534D rgb(92, 83, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C534D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.5% green and 30.2% blue (92, 83, 77).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% 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 7.5:1).

#5C534D color codes

HEX	`#5C534D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 83, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, 2.54, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 5.48, 62.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.846, 8.998, 8.29)`
Decimal	`6050637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C534D, 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 #5C534D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C534D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5C534D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c534d; }
.text { color: #5c534d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c534d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 83 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c534d, #5c5a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C534D?: #5C534D 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 #5C534D?: The RGB value is 92, 83, 77: 92 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C534D?: The complementary color is #4D565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C534D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.