What color is #5E3C2C?

#5E3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3C2C?

The RGB value is 94, 60, 44: 94 red, 60 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3C2C?

The complementary color is #2C4E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3C2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3C2C color

#5E3C2C rgb(94, 60, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 23.5% green and 17.3% blue (94, 60, 44).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 53% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#5E3C2C color codes

HEX	`#5E3C2C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 60, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 23.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 53%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 12.94, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 20.58, 51.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.687, 5.794, 3.149)`
Decimal	`6175788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3C2C, 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 #5E3C2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3C2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #5E3C2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3c2c; }
.text { color: #5e3c2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3c2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 60 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3c2c, #5e552c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E3C2C?: #5E3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3C2C?: The RGB value is 94, 60, 44: 94 red, 60 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3C2C?: The complementary color is #2C4E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3C2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.