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#5F360C Color

#5F360C is rgb(95, 54, 12) in RGB, hsl(30, 78%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F360C
HEX#5F360C
RGBrgb(95, 54, 12)
HSLhsl(30, 78%, 21%)
HSVhsv(30, 87%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.079 60.9)
LABlab(27.33% 16.33 32.42)
LCHlch(27.33% 36.30 63.27)

What #5F360C 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 #5F360C, 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.

#5F360C Channel Values

How #5F360C 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 95 · G 54 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 78% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 87% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 87% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.4:1 vs white · 2.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F360C 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 text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F360C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F360C; 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 #5F360C

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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Shades

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How #5F360C 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#5F360C
Protanopia#3F3F0B
Protanomaly#4E3C0B
Deuteranopia#474705
Deuteranomaly#514108
Tritanopia#613333
Tritanomaly#603428
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5F360C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f360c: #5F360C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F360C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f360c': '#5F360C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.212, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_5f360c">#5F360C</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F360C"

More Brown Colors

#5F360C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5F360C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F360C?

#5F360C is a dark brown — rgb(95, 54, 12) in RGB and hsl(30, 78%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pullman Brown(ups Brown) (#644117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #5F360C?

#5F360C is rgb(95, 54, 12) — red 95, green 54, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F360C?

#5F360C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 87%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F360C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F360C scores 10.4:1 against white and 2.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F360C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F360C 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 18.28, which is visibly different.

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