Information about #5C311A color

#5C311A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5C311A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(92, 49, 26) — 36.1% red, 19.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 26 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5C311A reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earthtone (#5D3A1A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Bramble (#53331E) and Chestnut Leather Brown (#60281E).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 49, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C311A: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5C311A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5C311A color variations

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#5C311A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5C311A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C311A
  • RGB92, 49, 26
  • CMYK0, 17, 26, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 49, 26)
  • HSL21°, 56%, 23%
  • HSL Precise20.909°, 55.932%, 23.137%
  • HSV21°, 72%, 36%
  • HSB21°, 72%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.192, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.192, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.192, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5C311A
  • DECIMAL ID6041882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01