What color is #5F4E2D?

#5F4E2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4E2D?

The RGB value is 95, 78, 45: 95 red, 78 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4E2D?

The complementary color is #2D3E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4E2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4E2D color

#5F4E2D rgb(95, 78, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4E2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.6% green and 17.6% blue (95, 78, 45).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 53% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#5F4E2D color codes

HEX	`#5F4E2D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 78, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 53%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, 2.28, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 22.22, 84.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.918, 8.072, 3.623)`
Decimal	`6245933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4E2D, 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 #5F4E2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4E2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #5F4E2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4e2d; }
.text { color: #5f4e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4e2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 78 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4e2d, #575f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5F4E2D?: #5F4E2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4E2D?: The RGB value is 95, 78, 45: 95 red, 78 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4E2D?: The complementary color is #2D3E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4E2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.