What color is #5D463B?

#5D463B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D463B?

The RGB value is 93, 70, 59: 93 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D463B?

The complementary color is #3B525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D463B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D463B color

#5D463B rgb(93, 70, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D463B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.5% green and 23.1% blue (93, 70, 59).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#5D463B color codes

HEX	`#5D463B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 70, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.86, 8.11, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.86, 13.21, 52.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.494, 7.024, 5.098)`
Decimal	`6112827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D463B, 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 #5D463B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D463B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5D463B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d463b; }
.text { color: #5d463b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d463b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 70 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d463b, #5d573b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D463B?: #5D463B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D463B?: The RGB value is 93, 70, 59: 93 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D463B?: The complementary color is #3B525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D463B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.