What color is #5D3221?

#5D3221 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3221?

The RGB value is 93, 50, 33: 93 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3221?

The complementary color is #214C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3221 color

#5D3221 rgb(93, 50, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D3221 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 19.6% green and 12.9% blue (93, 50, 33).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 48% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 65% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Roasted Coffee (#663322), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#5D3221 color codes

HEX	`#5D3221`
RGB	`rgb(93, 50, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 19.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 48%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 65%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 65%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.92, 17.62, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.92, 26.05, 47.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 4.719, 2.037)`
Decimal	`6107681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3221, 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 #5D3221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #5D3221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3221; }
.text { color: #5d3221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 50 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3221, #5d5021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5D3221?: #5D3221 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3221?: The RGB value is 93, 50, 33: 93 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3221?: The complementary color is #214C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.