What color is #5E4E38?

#5E4E38 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4E38?

The RGB value is 94, 78, 56: 94 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4E38?

The complementary color is #38485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4E38 color

#5E4E38 rgb(94, 78, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4E38 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 30.6% green and 22% blue (94, 78, 56).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 40% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#5E4E38 color codes

HEX	`#5E4E38`
RGB	`rgb(94, 78, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 30.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 40%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, 3.15, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 15.85, 78.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.054, 8.114, 4.883)`
Decimal	`6180408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4E38, 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 #5E4E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5E4E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4e38; }
.text { color: #5e4e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 78 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4e38, #5b5e38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E4E38?: #5E4E38 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4E38?: The RGB value is 94, 78, 56: 94 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4E38?: The complementary color is #38485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.