What color is #5D2E13?

#5D2E13 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2E13?

The RGB value is 93, 46, 19: 93 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2E13?

The complementary color is #13425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2E13 color

#5D2E13 rgb(93, 46, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D2E13 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 18% green and 7.5% blue (93, 46, 19).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 66% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 80% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#5D2E13 color codes

HEX	`#5D2E13`
RGB	`rgb(93, 46, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 18%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 66%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 80%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 80%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.73, 19.11, 26.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.73, 32.48, 53.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.609, 4.329, 1.156)`
Decimal	`6106643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2E13, 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 #5D2E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #5D2E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2e13; }
.text { color: #5d2e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 46 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2e13, #5d5313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #5D2E13?: #5D2E13 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2E13?: The RGB value is 93, 46, 19: 93 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2E13?: The complementary color is #13425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.