What color is #5D4A47?

#5D4A47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4A47?

The RGB value is 93, 74, 71: 93 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4A47?

The complementary color is #475A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4A47 color

#5D4A47 rgb(93, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4A47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (93, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#5D4A47 color codes

HEX	`#5D4A47`
RGB	`rgb(93, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.31, 7.5, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.31, 8.93, 32.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.1, 7.68, 7.016)`
Decimal	`6113863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4A47, 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 #5D4A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5D4A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4a47; }
.text { color: #5d4a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4a47, #5d5547); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D4A47?: #5D4A47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4A47?: The RGB value is 93, 74, 71: 93 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4A47?: The complementary color is #475A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.