What color is #5D4133?

#5D4133 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4133?

The RGB value is 93, 65, 51: 93 red, 65 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4133?

The complementary color is #334F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4133 color

#5D4133 rgb(93, 65, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D4133 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 25.5% green and 20% blue (93, 65, 51).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#5D4133 color codes

HEX	`#5D4133`
RGB	`rgb(93, 65, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 25.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.27, 10.16, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.27, 16.78, 52.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.002, 6.347, 3.988)`
Decimal	`6111539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4133, 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 #5D4133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5D4133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4133; }
.text { color: #5d4133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 65 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4133, #5d5633); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D4133?: #5D4133 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4133?: The RGB value is 93, 65, 51: 93 red, 65 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4133?: The complementary color is #334F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.