What color is #5F4538?

#5F4538 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 #5F4538?

The RGB value is 95, 69, 56: 95 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4538?

The complementary color is #38525F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4538 color

#5F4538 rgb(95, 69, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4538 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.1% green and 22% blue (95, 69, 56).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 41% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#5F4538 color codes

HEX	`#5F4538`
RGB	`rgb(95, 69, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 9.22, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 15.32, 52.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.562, 6.975, 4.689)`
Decimal	`6243640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4538, 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 #5F4538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #5F4538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4538; }
.text { color: #5f4538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 69 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4538, #5f5938); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4538?: #5F4538 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 #5F4538?: The RGB value is 95, 69, 56: 95 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4538?: The complementary color is #38525F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.