What color is #5E4839?

#5E4839 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4839?

The RGB value is 94, 72, 57: 94 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4839?

The complementary color is #394F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4839 color

#5E4839 rgb(94, 72, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4839 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.2% green and 22.4% blue (94, 72, 57).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#5E4839 color codes

HEX	`#5E4839`
RGB	`rgb(94, 72, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.5, 7.02, 12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.5, 14.42, 60.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.672, 7.31, 4.877)`
Decimal	`6178873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4839, 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 #5E4839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #5E4839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4839; }
.text { color: #5e4839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 72 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4839, #5e5a39); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E4839?: #5E4839 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4839?: The RGB value is 94, 72, 57: 94 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4839?: The complementary color is #394F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.