What color is #5D3A2E?

#5D3A2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3A2E?

The RGB value is 93, 58, 46: 93 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3A2E?

The complementary color is #2E515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3A2E color

#5D3A2E rgb(93, 58, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D3A2E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 22.7% green and 18% blue (93, 58, 46).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 51% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#5D3A2E color codes

HEX	`#5D3A2E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 58, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 22.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 51%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, 13.95, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 19.67, 44.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.521, 5.551, 3.312)`
Decimal	`6109742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3A2E, 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 #5D3A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #5D3A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3a2e; }
.text { color: #5d3a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 58 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3a2e, #5d522e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D3A2E?: #5D3A2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3A2E?: The RGB value is 93, 58, 46: 93 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3A2E?: The complementary color is #2E515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.