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#5B2006 Color

#5B2006 is rgb(91, 32, 6) in RGB, hsl(18, 88%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B2006
HEX#5B2006
RGBrgb(91, 32, 6)
HSLhsl(18, 88%, 19%)
HSVhsv(18, 93%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(33% 0.094 41.2)
LABlab(21.48% 26.66 29.19)
LCHlch(21.48% 39.53 47.60)

What #5B2006 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5B2006, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#5B2006 Channel Values

How #5B2006 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 32 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 88% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 93% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 93% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.7:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B2006 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B2006 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B2006

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B2006; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #5B2006

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B2006.

How #5B2006 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5B2006
Protanopia#303005
Protanomaly#452B05
Deuteranopia#3B3B00
Deuteranomaly#4A3201
Tritanopia#5C1E1E
Tritanomaly#5B1F17
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5B2006 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5b2006: #5B2006;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B2006;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b2006': '#5B2006' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.125, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_5b2006">#5B2006</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B2006"

More Brown Colors

#5B2006 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5B2006 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B2006?

#5B2006 is a darkest brown — rgb(91, 32, 6) in RGB and hsl(18, 88%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #5B2006?

#5B2006 is rgb(91, 32, 6) — red 91, green 32, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B2006?

#5B2006 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B2006 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5B2006 scores 12.7:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B2006 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B2006 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 20.63, which is visibly different.

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