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#5C452E Color

#5C452E is rgb(92, 69, 46) in RGB, hsl(30, 33%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C452E
HEX#5C452E
RGBrgb(92, 69, 46)
HSLhsl(30, 33%, 27%)
HSVhsv(30, 50%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.047 65.8)
LABlab(31.38% 7.78 17.89)
LCHlch(31.38% 19.51 66.49)

What #5C452E 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 #5C452E, 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.

#5C452E Channel Values

How #5C452E 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 92 · G 69 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 33% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 50% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 50% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.95:1 vs white · 2.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C452E 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 text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5C452E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C452E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5C452E

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.

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How #5C452E 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#5C452E
Protanopia#4A4A2E
Protanomaly#52482E
Deuteranopia#4E4E2D
Deuteranomaly#544A2D
Tritanopia#5E4343
Tritanomaly#5D443B
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #5C452E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5c452e: #5C452E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C452E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c452e': '#5C452E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.271, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_5c452e">#5C452E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5C452E"

More Brown Colors

#5C452E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5C452E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C452E?

#5C452E is a dark brown — rgb(92, 69, 46) in RGB and hsl(30, 33%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #5C452E?

#5C452E is rgb(92, 69, 46) — red 92, green 69, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C452E?

#5C452E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C452E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5C452E scores 8.95:1 against white and 2.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C452E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C452E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.46, which is visibly different.

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