#5E3821 Hex Color
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Somewhere between dark roast coffee and worn saddle leather, this muted brown (#5e3821) barely registers any saturation. The hex code works best as a dominant base in vintage, coffee, or craft branding, where its dim warmth adds weight. White text stays readable on it at roughly 10.2:1 contrast, well past WCAG AA.
Questions about #5e3821
What is #5e3821 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #5e3821 is rgb(94, 56, 33), in HSL hsl(23, 48%, 25%) and in CMYK 0%, 40%, 65%, 63%.
What colors pair well with #5e3821?
Muted steel blues and soft creams balance its warmth well, while pure white can make it look flat. #5e3821 also reads richer next to sage or olive than next to bright accents.
Is #5e3821 readable on white or black?
#5e3821 has a 10.17:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.06:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.