What color is #5F3000?

#5F3000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3000?

The RGB value is 95, 48, 0: 95 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3000?

The complementary color is #002F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3000 color

#5F3000 rgb(95, 48, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F3000 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 18.8% green and 0% blue (95, 48, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Fantasies (#5C3612), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#5F3000 color codes

HEX	`#5F3000`
RGB	`rgb(95, 48, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 18.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 18.12, 35.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 39.94, 63.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.777, 4.547, 0.574)`
Decimal	`6238208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3000, 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 #5F3000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #5F3000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3000; }
.text { color: #5f3000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 48 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3000, #5e5f00); }

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Questions

What color is #5F3000?: #5F3000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Fantasies. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3000?: The RGB value is 95, 48, 0: 95 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3000?: The complementary color is #002F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.