What color is #5D544B?

#5D544B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D544B?

The RGB value is 93, 84, 75: 93 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D544B?

The complementary color is #4B545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D544B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D544B color

#5D544B rgb(93, 84, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D544B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.9% green and 29.4% blue (93, 84, 75).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#5D544B color codes

HEX	`#5D544B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 84, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 1.99, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 6.89, 73.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.954, 9.176, 7.955)`
Decimal	`6116427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D544B, 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 #5D544B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D544B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5D544B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d544b; }
.text { color: #5d544b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d544b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 84 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d544b, #5d5d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D544B?: #5D544B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D544B?: The RGB value is 93, 84, 75: 93 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D544B?: The complementary color is #4B545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D544B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.