What color is #5E4223?

#5E4223 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Florida’s Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4223?

The RGB value is 94, 66, 35: 94 red, 66 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4223?

The complementary color is #233F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4223?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4223 color

#5E4223 rgb(94, 66, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4223 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.9% green and 13.7% blue (94, 66, 35).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 63% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Florida’s Alligator (#664422), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#5E4223 color codes

HEX	`#5E4223`
RGB	`rgb(94, 66, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 63%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 8.28, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 24.85, 70.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.868, 6.398, 2.463)`
Decimal	`6177315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4223, 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 #5E4223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5E4223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4223; }
.text { color: #5e4223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 66 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4223, #5c5e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5E4223?: #5E4223 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Florida’s Alligator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4223?: The RGB value is 94, 66, 35: 94 red, 66 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4223?: The complementary color is #233F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4223?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.