What color is #5F4E34?

#5F4E34 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 #5F4E34?

The RGB value is 95, 78, 52: 95 red, 78 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4E34?

The complementary color is #34455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4E34 color

#5F4E34 rgb(95, 78, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F4E34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.6% green and 20.4% blue (95, 78, 52).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 45% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#5F4E34 color codes

HEX	`#5F4E34`
RGB	`rgb(95, 78, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, 3.1, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 18.31, 80.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.064, 8.13, 4.393)`
Decimal	`6245940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4E34, 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 #5F4E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5F4E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4e34; }
.text { color: #5f4e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 78 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4e34, #5a5f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #5F4E34?: #5F4E34 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 #5F4E34?: The RGB value is 95, 78, 52: 95 red, 78 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4E34?: The complementary color is #34455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.