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#5A3C19

#5a3c19 ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5a3c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 32.31°, with 56.52% saturation and 22.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 5.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #19375a

Split complementary

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #19585a
  3. #1c195a

Analogous

  1. #5a1c19
  2. #5a3c19
  3. #585a19

Triadic

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #195a3c
  3. #3c195a

Tetradic

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #375a19
  3. #19375a
  4. #3c195a

Square

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #195a1c
  3. #19375a
  4. #5a1958

Monochromatic

  1. #100b04
  2. #1e1408
  3. #5a3c19
  4. #96642a
  5. #ca8b42

Shades

#5a3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #513617
  3. #483014
  4. #3f2a12
  5. #36240f
  6. #2d1e0d
  7. #24180a
  8. #1b1208
  9. #120c05
  10. #090603
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #6b5030
  3. #7b6347
  4. #8c775e
  5. #9c8a75
  6. #ad9e8c
  7. #bdb1a3
  8. #cec5ba
  9. #ded8d1
  10. #efece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a3c19
  2. #5e4323
  3. #624a2e
  4. #655038
  5. #695742
  6. #6d5e4d
  7. #716557
  8. #756c61
  9. #78726b
  10. #7c7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4036 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d451a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #623534 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f3d17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f382c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a3c19 {
  color: #5a3c19;
}
Background
.bg-5a3c19 {
  background-color: #5a3c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5a3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a3c19, #585a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 5.99 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 8.03 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.74 #80461b Russet ΔE 9.84 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.58 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.75 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.92 #a5c3e6 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Sepia
#5a3c19  rgb(90, 60, 25)  hsl(32, 57%, 23%)  Sepia
#19375a  rgb(25, 55, 90)  hsl(212, 57%, 23%)  Prussian Blue
#195a3c  rgb(25, 90, 60)  hsl(152, 57%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#3c195a  rgb(60, 25, 90)  hsl(272, 57%, 23%)  Persian Indigo