What color is #5D5344?

#5D5344 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 #5D5344?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 68: 93 red, 83 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5344?

The complementary color is #444E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5344 color

#5D5344 rgb(93, 83, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5344 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 26.7% blue (93, 83, 68).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5D5344 color codes

HEX	`#5D5344`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 1.41, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 10.4, 82.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.651, 8.931, 6.736)`
Decimal	`6116164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5344, 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 #5D5344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5D5344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5344; }
.text { color: #5d5344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5344, #5a5d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D5344?: #5D5344 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 #5D5344?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 68: 93 red, 83 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5344?: The complementary color is #444E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.