What color is #5D5347?

#5D5347 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 #5D5347?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 71: 93 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5347?

The complementary color is #47515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5347 color

#5D5347 rgb(93, 83, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5347 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 27.8% blue (93, 83, 71).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#5D5347 color codes

HEX	`#5D5347`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, 1.91, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 8.75, 77.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.745, 8.969, 7.231)`
Decimal	`6116167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5347, 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 #5D5347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #5D5347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5347; }
.text { color: #5d5347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5347, #5c5d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D5347?: #5D5347 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 #5D5347?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 71: 93 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5347?: The complementary color is #47515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.