What color is #5F491E?

#5F491E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F491E?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 30: 95 red, 73 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F491E?

The complementary color is #1E345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F491E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F491E color

#5F491E rgb(95, 73, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F491E is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 11.8% blue (95, 73, 30).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 52% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 68% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#5F491E color codes

HEX	`#5F491E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 52%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 68%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 68%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, 4, 28.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 28.96, 82.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.337, 7.292, 2.249)`
Decimal	`6244638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F491E, 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 #5F491E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F491E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #5F491E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f491e; }
.text { color: #5f491e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f491e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f491e, #555f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5F491E?: #5F491E is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F491E?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 30: 95 red, 73 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F491E?: The complementary color is #1E345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F491E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.