What color is #5D1F08?

#5D1F08 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D1F08?

The RGB value is 93, 31, 8: 93 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D1F08?

The complementary color is #08465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D1F08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D1F08 color

#5D1F08 rgb(93, 31, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D1F08 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 12.2% green and 3.1% blue (93, 31, 8).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 84% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 91% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5E2912), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#5D1F08 color codes

HEX	`#5D1F08`
RGB	`rgb(93, 31, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 12.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 84%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 91%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 91%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.3, 27.17, 28.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.3, 39.06, 45.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.049, 3.325, 0.606)`
Decimal	`6102792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D1F08, 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 #5D1F08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D1F08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #5D1F08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d1f08; }
.text { color: #5d1f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d1f08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 31 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d1f08, #5d4a08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #5D1F08?: #5D1F08 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D1F08?: The RGB value is 93, 31, 8: 93 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D1F08?: The complementary color is #08465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D1F08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.