What color is #5E452E?

#5E452E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E452E?

The RGB value is 94, 69, 46: 94 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E452E?

The complementary color is #2E475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E452E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E452E color

#5E452E rgb(94, 69, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E452E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.1% green and 18% blue (94, 69, 46).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 51% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#5E452E color codes

HEX	`#5E452E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 69, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 51%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 51%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, 7.51, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 19.54, 67.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.238, 6.834, 3.522)`
Decimal	`6178094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E452E, 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 #5E452E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E452E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #5E452E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e452e; }
.text { color: #5e452e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e452e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 69 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e452e, #5e5d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5E452E?: #5E452E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E452E?: The RGB value is 94, 69, 46: 94 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E452E?: The complementary color is #2E475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E452E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.