What color is #5E3A33?

#5E3A33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3A33?

The RGB value is 94, 58, 51: 94 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3A33?

The complementary color is #33575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3A33 color

#5E3A33 rgb(94, 58, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E3A33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (94, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 46% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#5E3A33 color codes

HEX	`#5E3A33`
RGB	`rgb(94, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 46%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.5, 15.01, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.5, 18.6, 36.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.727, 5.645, 3.867)`
Decimal	`6175283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3A33, 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 #5E3A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5E3A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3a33; }
.text { color: #5e3a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3a33, #5e5033); }

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Questions

What color is #5E3A33?: #5E3A33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3A33?: The RGB value is 94, 58, 51: 94 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3A33?: The complementary color is #33575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.