What color is #5F523F?

#5F523F 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 #5F523F?

The RGB value is 95, 82, 63: 95 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F523F?

The complementary color is #3F4C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F523F color

#5F523F rgb(95, 82, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5F523F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (95, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% 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 7.59:1).

#5F523F color codes

HEX	`#5F523F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, 2.14, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 13.32, 80.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.634, 8.827, 5.951)`
Decimal	`6246975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F523F, 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 #5F523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5F523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f523f; }
.text { color: #5f523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f523f, #5c5f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5F523F?: #5F523F 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 #5F523F?: The RGB value is 95, 82, 63: 95 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F523F?: The complementary color is #3F4C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.