What color is #5D553E?

#5D553E 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 #5D553E?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 62: 93 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D553E?

The complementary color is #3E465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D553E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D553E color

#5D553E rgb(93, 85, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D553E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 24.3% blue (93, 85, 62).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D553E color codes

HEX	`#5D553E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.31, -0.74, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.31, 14.65, 92.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.632, 9.172, 5.872)`
Decimal	`6116670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D553E, 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 #5D553E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D553E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5D553E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d553e; }
.text { color: #5d553e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d553e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d553e, #565d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D553E?: #5D553E 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 #5D553E?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 62: 93 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D553E?: The complementary color is #3E465D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D553E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.