What color is #5E371E?

#5E371E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E371E?

The RGB value is 94, 55, 30: 94 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E371E?

The complementary color is #1E455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E371E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E371E color

#5E371E rgb(94, 55, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E371E is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 21.6% green and 11.8% blue (94, 55, 30).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 52% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 68% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#5E371E color codes

HEX	`#5E371E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 55, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 21.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 52%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 68%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 68%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 14.76, 22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 27.12, 57.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.217, 5.206, 1.906)`
Decimal	`6174494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E371E, 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 #5E371E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E371E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #5E371E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e371e; }
.text { color: #5e371e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e371e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 55 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e371e, #5e571e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5E371E?: #5E371E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E371E?: The RGB value is 94, 55, 30: 94 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E371E?: The complementary color is #1E455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E371E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.