What color is #5D493B?

#5D493B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D493B?

The RGB value is 93, 73, 59: 93 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D493B?

The complementary color is #3B4F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D493B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D493B color

#5D493B rgb(93, 73, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D493B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.6% green and 23.1% blue (93, 73, 59).

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

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#5D493B color codes

HEX	`#5D493B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 73, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.72, 6.22, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.72, 13.18, 61.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.686, 7.408, 5.162)`
Decimal	`6113595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D493B, 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 #5D493B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D493B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #5D493B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d493b; }
.text { color: #5d493b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d493b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 73 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d493b, #5d5a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D493B?: #5D493B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D493B?: The RGB value is 93, 73, 59: 93 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D493B?: The complementary color is #3B4F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D493B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.