What color is #5D453C?

#5D453C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D453C?

The RGB value is 93, 69, 60: 93 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D453C?

The complementary color is #3C545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D453C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D453C color

#5D453C rgb(93, 69, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D453C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.1% green and 23.5% blue (93, 69, 60).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#5D453C color codes

HEX	`#5D453C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 69, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 8.88, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 12.96, 46.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.458, 6.91, 5.215)`
Decimal	`6112572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D453C, 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 #5D453C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D453C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #5D453C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d453c; }
.text { color: #5d453c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d453c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 69 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d453c, #5d563c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D453C?: #5D453C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D453C?: The RGB value is 93, 69, 60: 93 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D453C?: The complementary color is #3C545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D453C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.