What color is #5D523F?

#5D523F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D523F?

The RGB value is 93, 82, 63: 93 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D523F?

The complementary color is #3F4A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D523F color

#5D523F rgb(93, 82, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D523F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (93, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#5D523F color codes

HEX	`#5D523F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, 1.24, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 12.89, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.429, 8.721, 5.941)`
Decimal	`6115903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D523F, 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 #5D523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #5D523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d523f; }
.text { color: #5d523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d523f, #595d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D523F?: #5D523F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D523F?: The RGB value is 93, 82, 63: 93 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D523F?: The complementary color is #3F4A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.