What color is #5F4D3B?

#5F4D3B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4D3B?

The RGB value is 95, 77, 59: 95 red, 77 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4D3B?

The complementary color is #3B4D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4D3B color

#5F4D3B rgb(95, 77, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4D3B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.2% green and 23.1% blue (95, 77, 59).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 38% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#5F4D3B color codes

HEX	`#5F4D3B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 77, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, 4.65, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 14.31, 71.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.163, 8.057, 5.262)`
Decimal	`6245691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4D3B, 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 #5F4D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #5F4D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4d3b; }
.text { color: #5f4d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 77 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4d3b, #5f5f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4D3B?: #5F4D3B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4D3B?: The RGB value is 95, 77, 59: 95 red, 77 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4D3B?: The complementary color is #3B4D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.