#5A3E36 · near Walnut

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#5A3E36 (RGB 90, 62, 54) is a dark, muted brown, closest to Walnut and near Taupe and Eggplant. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5A3E36 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 37°.

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HEX#5A3E36
RGBrgb(90, 62, 54)
HSLhsl(13, 25%, 28%)
CMYK0, 31, 40, 65
CSS var--walnut
Contrast9.65:1 white · 2.18:1 black

Similar named colors

Walnut #5C4033Taupe #483C32Eggplant #614051Graphite #4B4B4BIron #3B3F42

How to use #5A3E36

White text passes WCAG AA on #5A3E36 (9.65:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5A3E36 with its analogous neighbors #593640 and #594F36; for contrast use its complement #365259 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--walnut: #5A3E36;

Color card

#5A3E36 hex color card: near Walnut, RGB 90, 62, 54
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Shades & tints

#120C0B#241916#362520#48322B#5A3E36#7B655E#9C8B86#BDB2AF#DED8D7

Color harmonies for #5A3E36

Complementary

#5A3E36#365259

Analogous

#5A3E36#593640#594F36

Triadic

#5A3E36#36593D#3D3659

Split complementary

#5A3E36#36594F#364059

Tetradic

#5A3E36#405936#365259#4F3659

Palettes with #5A3E36