What color is #5D311C?

#5D311C is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D311C?

The RGB value is 93, 49, 28: 93 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D311C?

The complementary color is #1C485D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D311C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D311C color

#5D311C rgb(93, 49, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D311C is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 19.2% green and 11% blue (93, 49, 28).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 70% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5E2912), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#5D311C color codes

HEX	`#5D311C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 49, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 19.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 70%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.59, 17.84, 21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.59, 28.25, 50.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.823, 4.608, 1.681)`
Decimal	`6107420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D311C, 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 #5D311C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D311C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #5D311C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d311c; }
.text { color: #5d311c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d311c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 49 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d311c, #5d511c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5D311C?: #5D311C is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D311C?: The RGB value is 93, 49, 28: 93 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D311C?: The complementary color is #1C485D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D311C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.