What color is #5D1F00?

#5D1F00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D1F00?

The RGB value is 93, 31, 0: 93 red, 31 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D1F00?

The complementary color is #003E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D1F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D1F00 color

#5D1F00 rgb(93, 31, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D1F00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 12.2% green and 0% blue (93, 31, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Roastery (#692302), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#5D1F00 color codes

HEX	`#5D1F00`
RGB	`rgb(93, 31, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 12.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.24, 26.9, 31.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.24, 41.24, 49.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.005, 3.308, 0.375)`
Decimal	`6102784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D1F00, 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 #5D1F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D1F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #5D1F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d1f00; }
.text { color: #5d1f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d1f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 31 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d1f00, #5d4e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #5D1F00?: #5D1F00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D1F00?: The RGB value is 93, 31, 0: 93 red, 31 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D1F00?: The complementary color is #003E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D1F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.