What color is #5D4331?

#5D4331 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4331?

The RGB value is 93, 67, 49: 93 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4331?

The complementary color is #314B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4331 color

#5D4331 rgb(93, 67, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D4331 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 26.3% green and 19.2% blue (93, 67, 49).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 47% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#5D4331 color codes

HEX	`#5D4331`
RGB	`rgb(93, 67, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 26.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 47%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.79, 8.65, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.79, 17.59, 60.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.076, 6.564, 3.799)`
Decimal	`6112049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4331, 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 #5D4331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #5D4331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4331; }
.text { color: #5d4331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 67 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4331, #5d5931); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D4331?: #5D4331 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4331?: The RGB value is 93, 67, 49: 93 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4331?: The complementary color is #314B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.