What color is #5E5239?

#5E5239 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5239?

The RGB value is 94, 82, 57: 94 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5239?

The complementary color is #39455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5239 color

#5E5239 rgb(94, 82, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E5239 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.2% green and 22.4% blue (94, 82, 57).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 39% 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 7.66:1).

#5E5239 color codes

HEX	`#5E5239`
RGB	`rgb(94, 82, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.42, 0.83, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.42, 16.53, 87.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.372, 8.71, 5.11)`
Decimal	`6181433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5239, 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 #5E5239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5E5239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5239; }
.text { color: #5e5239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 82 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5239, #585e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5239?: #5E5239 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5239?: The RGB value is 94, 82, 57: 94 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5239?: The complementary color is #39455E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.