What color is #5E4622?

#5E4622 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4622?

The RGB value is 94, 70, 34: 94 red, 70 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4622?

The complementary color is #223A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4622?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4622 color

#5E4622 rgb(94, 70, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4622 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.5% green and 13.3% blue (94, 70, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 64% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#5E4622 color codes

HEX	`#5E4622`
RGB	`rgb(94, 70, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 64%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 5.69, 25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 25.98, 77.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.095, 6.876, 2.467)`
Decimal	`6178338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4622, 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 #5E4622	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4622 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #5E4622 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4622; }
.text { color: #5e4622; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4622; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 70 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4622, #585e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5E4622?: #5E4622 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4622?: The RGB value is 94, 70, 34: 94 red, 70 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4622?: The complementary color is #223A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4622?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.