What color is #5E4723?

#5E4723 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 #5E4723?

The RGB value is 94, 71, 35: 94 red, 71 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4723?

The complementary color is #233A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4723?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4723 color

#5E4723 rgb(94, 71, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4723 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.8% green and 13.7% blue (94, 71, 35).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 63% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#5E4723 color codes

HEX	`#5E4723`
RGB	`rgb(94, 71, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 5.15, 25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 25.65, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.173, 7.008, 2.565)`
Decimal	`6178595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4723, 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 #5E4723	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4723 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5E4723 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4723; }
.text { color: #5e4723; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4723; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 71 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4723, #585e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5E4723?: #5E4723 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 #5E4723?: The RGB value is 94, 71, 35: 94 red, 71 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4723?: The complementary color is #233A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4723?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.