Information about #5C4942 color

#5C4942 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5C4942 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 73, 66) — 36.1% red, 28.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 10 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5C4942 is a softly toned amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Grayish Vermilion (#594842). Slightly further away sit Cork (#5A4C42) and Rock (#5A4D41).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 73, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5C4942 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5C4942 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5C4942 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5C4942 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5C4942 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5C4942 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5C4942 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5C4942

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

Dark Grayish Vermilion color link
Dark Grayish Vermilion

#594842

Cork color link
Cork

#5A4C42

Rock color link
Rock

#5A4D41

Dark Grayish Brown color link
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

Saddle color link
Saddle

#5D4E46

Groundbreaker color link
Groundbreaker

#5A4F40

Rough N Tumble color link
Rough N Tumble

#5B4C48

Dark Grayish Reddish Brown color link
Dark Grayish Reddish Brown

#594242

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Soho color link
Soho

#5A463A

#5C4942 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C4942
  • RGB92, 73, 66
  • CMYK0, 7, 10, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 73, 66)
  • HSL16°, 16%, 31%
  • HSL Precise16.154°, 16.456%, 30.98%
  • HSV16°, 28%, 36%
  • HSB16°, 28%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.286, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.286, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.286, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C4942
  • DECIMAL ID6048066
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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