What color is #5C5545?

#5C5545 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5545?

The RGB value is 92, 85, 69: 92 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5545?

The complementary color is #454C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5545 color

#5C5545 rgb(92, 85, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5545 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.3% green and 27.1% blue (92, 85, 69).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#5C5545 color codes

HEX	`#5C5545`
RGB	`rgb(92, 85, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, -0.09, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 10.38, 90.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.736, 9.202, 6.945)`
Decimal	`6051141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5545, 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 #5C5545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5C5545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5545; }
.text { color: #5c5545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 85 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5545, #585c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C5545?: #5C5545 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5545?: The RGB value is 92, 85, 69: 92 red, 85 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5545?: The complementary color is #454C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.