#5B3A2A · near Walnut

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#5B3A2A (RGB 91, 58, 42) is a dark, muted brown, closest to Walnut and near Taupe and Sepia. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5B3A2A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 47°.

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HEX#5B3A2A
RGBrgb(91, 58, 42)
HSLhsl(20, 37%, 26%)
CMYK0, 36, 54, 64
CSS var--walnut
Contrast10.08:1 white · 2.08:1 black

Similar named colors

Walnut #5C4033Taupe #483C32Sepia #704214Wine #722F37Eggplant #614051

How to use #5B3A2A

White text passes WCAG AA on #5B3A2A (10.08:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5B3A2A with its analogous neighbors #5B2A32 and #5B532A; for contrast use its complement #2A4A5B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--walnut: #5B3A2A;

Color card

#5B3A2A hex color card: near Walnut, RGB 91, 58, 42
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Shades & tints

#120C08#241711#372319#492E22#5B3A2A#7C6155#9D897F#BDB0AA#DED8D4

Color harmonies for #5B3A2A

Complementary

#5B3A2A#2A4A5B

Analogous

#5B3A2A#5B2A32#5B532A

Triadic

#5B3A2A#2A5B3A#3A2A5B

Split complementary

#5B3A2A#2A5B53#2A325B

Tetradic

#5B3A2A#325B2A#2A4A5B#532A5B

Palettes with #5B3A2A