What color is #5F4836?

#5F4836 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4836?

The RGB value is 95, 72, 54: 95 red, 72 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4836?

The complementary color is #364D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4836 color

#5F4836 rgb(95, 72, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4836 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.2% green and 21.2% blue (95, 72, 54).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 43% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#5F4836 color codes

HEX	`#5F4836`
RGB	`rgb(95, 72, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, 7.08, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 16.2, 64.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.703, 7.334, 4.499)`
Decimal	`6244406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4836, 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 #5F4836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5F4836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4836; }
.text { color: #5f4836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 72 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4836, #5f5c36); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4836?: #5F4836 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4836?: The RGB value is 95, 72, 54: 95 red, 72 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4836?: The complementary color is #364D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.