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#5C3C19

#5c3c19 ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5c3c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 72.83% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 31.34°, with 57.26% saturation and 22.94% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 5.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #19395c

Split complementary

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #195a5c
  3. #1a195c

Analogous

  1. #5c1a19
  2. #5c3c19
  3. #5a5c19

Triadic

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #195c3c
  3. #3c195c

Tetradic

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #395c19
  3. #19395c
  4. #3c195c

Square

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #195c1a
  3. #19395c
  4. #5c195a

Monochromatic

  1. #100a04
  2. #201509
  3. #5c3c19
  4. #986329
  5. #cc8a42

Shades

#5c3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #533617
  3. #4a3014
  4. #402a12
  5. #37240f
  6. #2e1e0d
  7. #25180a
  8. #1c1208
  9. #120c05
  10. #090603
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #6c5030
  3. #7d6347
  4. #8d775e
  5. #9d8a75
  6. #ae9e8c
  7. #beb1a3
  8. #cec5ba
  9. #ded8d1
  10. #efece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #604323
  3. #634a2e
  4. #675038
  5. #6a5742
  6. #6e5e4d
  7. #726557
  8. #756c61
  9. #79726b
  10. #7c7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4036 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e461a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #653534 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #503d17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61382c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c3c19 {
  color: #5c3c19;
}
Background
.bg-5c3c19 {
  background-color: #5c3c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5c3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c3c19, #5a5c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 5.39 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 7.69 #80461b Russet ΔE 9.17 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.00 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.81 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.10 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 11.87 #a3c3e6 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Sepia
#5c3c19  rgb(92, 60, 25)  hsl(31, 57%, 23%)  Sepia
#19395c  rgb(25, 57, 92)  hsl(211, 57%, 23%)  Prussian Blue
#195c3c  rgb(25, 92, 60)  hsl(151, 57%, 23%)  Hunter Green
#3c195c  rgb(60, 25, 92)  hsl(271, 57%, 23%)  Persian Indigo