What color is #5F513A?

#5F513A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F513A?

The RGB value is 95, 81, 58: 95 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F513A?

The complementary color is #3A485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F513A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F513A color

#5F513A rgb(95, 81, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F513A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 31.8% green and 22.7% blue (95, 81, 58).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#5F513A color codes

HEX	`#5F513A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 81, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 31.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, 2.04, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 15.82, 82.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.426, 8.624, 5.223)`
Decimal	`6246714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F513A, 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 #5F513A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F513A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5F513A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f513a; }
.text { color: #5f513a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f513a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 81 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f513a, #5a5f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F513A?: #5F513A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F513A?: The RGB value is 95, 81, 58: 95 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F513A?: The complementary color is #3A485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F513A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.