What color is #5D4A29?

#5D4A29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4A29?

The RGB value is 93, 74, 41: 93 red, 74 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4A29?

The complementary color is #293C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4A29 color

#5D4A29 rgb(93, 74, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D4A29 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 29% green and 16.1% blue (93, 74, 41).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 56% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#5D4A29 color codes

HEX	`#5D4A29`
RGB	`rgb(93, 74, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 29%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 56%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 56%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, 3.37, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 22.86, 81.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.364, 7.385, 3.135)`
Decimal	`6113833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4A29, 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 #5D4A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #5D4A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4a29; }
.text { color: #5d4a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 74 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4a29, #565d29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5D4A29?: #5D4A29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4A29?: The RGB value is 93, 74, 41: 93 red, 74 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4A29?: The complementary color is #293C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.