What color is #5D5149?

#5D5149 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5149?

The RGB value is 93, 81, 73: 93 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5149?

The complementary color is #49555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5149 color

#5D5149 rgb(93, 81, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5149 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.8% green and 28.6% blue (93, 81, 73).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#5D5149 color codes

HEX	`#5D5149`
RGB	`rgb(93, 81, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 3.49, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 7.4, 61.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.659, 8.693, 7.524)`
Decimal	`6115657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5149, 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 #5D5149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5D5149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5149; }
.text { color: #5d5149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 81 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5149, #5d5b49); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D5149?: #5D5149 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5149?: The RGB value is 93, 81, 73: 93 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5149?: The complementary color is #49555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.