What color is #5D321A?

#5D321A 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 #5D321A?

The RGB value is 93, 50, 26: 93 red, 50 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D321A?

The complementary color is #1A455D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D321A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D321A color

#5D321A rgb(93, 50, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D321A is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 19.6% green and 10.2% blue (93, 50, 26).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 56% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 72% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#5D321A color codes

HEX	`#5D321A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 50, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 19.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 56%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 72%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 72%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 17.09, 23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 28.96, 53.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.842, 4.684, 1.573)`
Decimal	`6107674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D321A, 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 #5D321A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D321A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #5D321A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d321a; }
.text { color: #5d321a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d321a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 50 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d321a, #5d531a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #5D321A?: #5D321A 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 #5D321A?: The RGB value is 93, 50, 26: 93 red, 50 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D321A?: The complementary color is #1A455D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D321A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.