What color is #5F4437?

#5F4437 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4437?

The RGB value is 95, 68, 55: 95 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4437?

The complementary color is #37525F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4437 color

#5F4437 rgb(95, 68, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4437 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 26.7% green and 21.6% blue (95, 68, 55).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#5F4437 color codes

HEX	`#5F4437`
RGB	`rgb(95, 68, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 26.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 42%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.45, 9.72, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.45, 15.79, 52.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.476, 6.843, 4.541)`
Decimal	`6243383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4437, 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 #5F4437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #5F4437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4437; }
.text { color: #5f4437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 68 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4437, #5f5837); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4437?: #5F4437 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4437?: The RGB value is 95, 68, 55: 95 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4437?: The complementary color is #37525F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.