What color is #5E453A?

#5E453A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E453A?

The RGB value is 94, 69, 58: 94 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E453A?

The complementary color is #3A535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E453A color

#5E453A rgb(94, 69, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E453A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (94, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 38% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#5E453A color codes

HEX	`#5E453A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 38%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.67, 9.04, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.67, 14.11, 50.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.508, 6.942, 4.947)`
Decimal	`6178106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E453A, 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 #5E453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #5E453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e453a; }
.text { color: #5e453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e453a, #5e573a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E453A?: #5E453A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E453A?: The RGB value is 94, 69, 58: 94 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E453A?: The complementary color is #3A535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.