What color is #5D533C?

#5D533C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D533C?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 60: 93 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D533C?

The complementary color is #3C465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D533C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D533C color

#5D533C rgb(93, 83, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D533C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 23.5% blue (93, 83, 60).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#5D533C color codes

HEX	`#5D533C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.67, 0.18, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.67, 15, 89.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.423, 8.84, 5.537)`
Decimal	`6116156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D533C, 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 #5D533C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D533C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5D533C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d533c; }
.text { color: #5d533c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d533c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d533c, #575d3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D533C?: #5D533C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D533C?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 60: 93 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D533C?: The complementary color is #3C465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D533C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.