What color is #5F4E31?

#5F4E31 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 #5F4E31?

The RGB value is 95, 78, 49: 95 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4E31?

The complementary color is #31425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4E31 color

#5F4E31 rgb(95, 78, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4E31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.6% green and 19.2% blue (95, 78, 49).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 48% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#5F4E31 color codes

HEX	`#5F4E31`
RGB	`rgb(95, 78, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 48%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 2.74, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 19.99, 82.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.998, 8.104, 4.048)`
Decimal	`6245937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4E31, 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 #5F4E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5F4E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4e31; }
.text { color: #5f4e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 78 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4e31, #595f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5F4E31?: #5F4E31 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 #5F4E31?: The RGB value is 95, 78, 49: 95 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4E31?: The complementary color is #31425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.