What color is #5F4637?

#5F4637 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 #5F4637?

The RGB value is 95, 70, 55: 95 red, 70 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4637?

The complementary color is #37505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4637?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4637 color

#5F4637 rgb(95, 70, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4637 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.5% green and 21.6% blue (95, 70, 55).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#5F4637 color codes

HEX	`#5F4637`
RGB	`rgb(95, 70, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 42%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, 8.46, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 15.69, 57.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.599, 7.089, 4.582)`
Decimal	`6243895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4637, 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 #5F4637	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4637 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #5F4637 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4637; }
.text { color: #5f4637; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4637; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 70 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4637, #5f5a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4637?: #5F4637 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 #5F4637?: The RGB value is 95, 70, 55: 95 red, 70 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4637?: The complementary color is #37505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4637?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.