What color is #5F4D33?

#5F4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4D33?

The RGB value is 95, 77, 51: 95 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4D33?

The complementary color is #33455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4D33 color

#5F4D33 rgb(95, 77, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.2% green and 20% blue (95, 77, 51).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#5F4D33 color codes

HEX	`#5F4D33`
RGB	`rgb(95, 77, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, 3.59, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 18.6, 78.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.971, 7.98, 4.252)`
Decimal	`6245683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4D33, 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 #5F4D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #5F4D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4d33; }
.text { color: #5f4d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 77 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4d33, #5b5f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5F4D33?: #5F4D33 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4D33?: The RGB value is 95, 77, 51: 95 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4D33?: The complementary color is #33455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.