What color is #5F3728?

#5F3728 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3728?

The RGB value is 95, 55, 40: 95 red, 55 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3728?

The complementary color is #28505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3728 color

#5F3728 rgb(95, 55, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F3728 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 21.6% green and 15.7% blue (95, 55, 40).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 41% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 58% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#5F3728 color codes

HEX	`#5F3728`
RGB	`rgb(95, 55, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 21.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 41%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 58%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 58%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 16.1, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 23.38, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.469, 5.319, 2.693)`
Decimal	`6240040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3728, 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 #5F3728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #5F3728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3728; }
.text { color: #5f3728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 55 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3728, #5f5328); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3728?: #5F3728 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3728?: The RGB value is 95, 55, 40: 95 red, 55 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3728?: The complementary color is #28505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.