What color is #5D3D12?

#5D3D12 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3D12?

The RGB value is 93, 61, 18: 93 red, 61 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3D12?

The complementary color is #12325D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3D12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3D12 color

#5D3D12 rgb(93, 61, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D3D12 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 23.9% green and 7.1% blue (93, 61, 18).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 68% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 81% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#5D3D12 color codes

HEX	`#5D3D12`
RGB	`rgb(93, 61, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 23.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 68%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 81%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, 9.75, 30.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 32.31, 72.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.293, 5.709, 1.343)`
Decimal	`6110482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3D12, 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 #5D3D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #5D3D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3d12; }
.text { color: #5d3d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 61 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3d12, #585d12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #5D3D12?: #5D3D12 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3D12?: The RGB value is 93, 61, 18: 93 red, 61 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3D12?: The complementary color is #12325D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3D12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.