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5E2912

#5E2912 Hot Fudge

#5E2912 is a dark, moderately saturated brown named Hot Fudge. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 16.1% green and 7.1% blue (rgb(94, 41, 18)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 68% saturation and 22% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 81% yellow and 63% black. #5E2912 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.65:1.

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Variations of #5E2912

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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#5E2912 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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#5E2912 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5E2912 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #453D11
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #38310F
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #45300F
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #453D11
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D3710
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #681E24
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #62251C
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #383838
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #443532

#5E2912 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.65:1 Very good#5E2912 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#5E2912 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5E2912 in CSS

/* Hot Fudge */
.color { color: #5E2912; }
.background { background-color: #5E2912; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5E2912; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(94 41 18);
color: hsl(18 68% 22%);
color: oklch(0.351 0.085 42.5);

#5E2912 FAQ

What color is #5E2912?

#5E2912 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #5E2912?

#5E2912 is rgb(94, 41, 18) in RGB, hsl(18, 68%, 22%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 56%, 81%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5E2912?

The complementary color of #5E2912 is #12475E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5E2912?

White text has the best contrast on #5E2912: 11.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5E2912 a warm or cool color?

#5E2912 is a warm color.