What color is #5F3722?

#5F3722 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3722?

The RGB value is 95, 55, 34: 95 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3722?

The complementary color is #224A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3722 color

#5F3722 rgb(95, 55, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F3722 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 21.6% green and 13.3% blue (95, 55, 34).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 64% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#5F3722 color codes

HEX	`#5F3722`
RGB	`rgb(95, 55, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 21.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 64%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.52, 15.55, 20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.52, 25.8, 52.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.375, 5.281, 2.197)`
Decimal	`6240034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3722, 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 #5F3722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #5F3722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3722; }
.text { color: #5f3722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 55 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3722, #5f5522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5F3722?: #5F3722 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3722?: The RGB value is 95, 55, 34: 95 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3722?: The complementary color is #224A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.