What color is #5F3100?

#5F3100 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 #5F3100?

The RGB value is 95, 49, 0: 95 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3100?

The complementary color is #002E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3100 color

#5F3100 rgb(95, 49, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F3100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 19.2% green and 0% blue (95, 49, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 100% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Fantasies (#5C3612), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#5F3100 color codes

HEX	`#5F3100`
RGB	`rgb(95, 49, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 19.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, 17.51, 35.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 39.88, 63.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.818, 4.63, 0.587)`
Decimal	`6238464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3100, 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 #5F3100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #5F3100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3100; }
.text { color: #5f3100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 49 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3100, #5e5f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F3100?: #5F3100 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 #5F3100?: The RGB value is 95, 49, 0: 95 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3100?: The complementary color is #002E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.