What color is #5D3E36?

#5D3E36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3E36?

The RGB value is 93, 62, 54: 93 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3E36?

The complementary color is #36555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3E36 color

#5D3E36 rgb(93, 62, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D3E36 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (93, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#5D3E36 color codes

HEX	`#5D3E36`
RGB	`rgb(93, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.51, 12.44, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.51, 16.22, 39.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.903, 6.039, 4.291)`
Decimal	`6110774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3E36, 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 #5D3E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #5D3E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3e36; }
.text { color: #5d3e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3e36, #5d5236); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D3E36?: #5D3E36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3E36?: The RGB value is 93, 62, 54: 93 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3E36?: The complementary color is #36555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.