What color is #5E5136?

#5E5136 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5136?

The RGB value is 94, 81, 54: 94 red, 81 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5136?

The complementary color is #36435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5136 color

#5E5136 rgb(94, 81, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E5136 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 31.8% green and 21.2% blue (94, 81, 54).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 43% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#5E5136 color codes

HEX	`#5E5136`
RGB	`rgb(94, 81, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 31.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, 1.04, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 17.9, 86.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.225, 8.531, 4.703)`
Decimal	`6181174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5136, 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 #5E5136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #5E5136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5136; }
.text { color: #5e5136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 81 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5136, #575e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5136?: #5E5136 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5136?: The RGB value is 94, 81, 54: 94 red, 81 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5136?: The complementary color is #36435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.