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#5B4635 closest to Irish Coffee

#5B4635 is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Irish Coffee. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 27.5% green and 20.8% blue (rgb(91, 70, 53)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 26% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black. #5B4635 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.85:1.

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Variations of #5B4635

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5B4635 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B4635 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B4635 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #514C35
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C4734
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #514734
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #514C35
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #544A35
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #614241
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5D443B
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4F4945

#5B4635 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.85:1 Very good#5B4635 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#5B4635 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5B4635 in CSS

/* Irish Coffee */
.color { color: #5B4635; }
.background { background-color: #5B4635; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B4635; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 70 53);
color: hsl(27 26% 28%);
color: oklch(0.412 0.039 60.4);

#5B4635 FAQ

What color is #5B4635?

#5B4635 is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Irish Coffee. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #5B4635?

#5B4635 is rgb(91, 70, 53) in RGB, hsl(27, 26%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B4635?

The complementary color of #5B4635 is #354A5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B4635?

White text has the best contrast on #5B4635: 8.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B4635 a warm or cool color?

#5B4635 is a warm color.