What color is #5D533F?

#5D533F 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 #5D533F?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 63: 93 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D533F?

The complementary color is #3F495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D533F color

#5D533F rgb(93, 83, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D533F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (93, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#5D533F color codes

HEX	`#5D533F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 0.63, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 13.25, 87.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.505, 8.873, 5.966)`
Decimal	`6116159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D533F, 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 #5D533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #5D533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d533f; }
.text { color: #5d533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d533f, #585d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D533F?: #5D533F 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 #5D533F?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 63: 93 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D533F?: The complementary color is #3F495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.