What color is #5D5236?

#5D5236 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5236?

The RGB value is 93, 82, 54: 93 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5236?

The complementary color is #36415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5236 color

#5D5236 rgb(93, 82, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D5236 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.2% green and 21.2% blue (93, 82, 54).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#5D5236 color codes

HEX	`#5D5236`
RGB	`rgb(93, 82, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, -0.03, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 18.11, 90.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.198, 8.628, 4.723)`
Decimal	`6115894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5236, 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 #5D5236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #5D5236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5236; }
.text { color: #5d5236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 82 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5236, #545d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D5236?: #5D5236 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5236?: The RGB value is 93, 82, 54: 93 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5236?: The complementary color is #36415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.