What color is #5F5537?

#5F5537 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olive Bark?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 55: 95 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olive Bark?

The complementary color is #37415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olive Bark color: hex code #5F5537

#5F5537 rgb(95, 85, 55)

Shades of brown

Olive Bark has the hex code #5F5537. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 21.6% blue (95, 85, 55).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 42% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

Olive Bark (#5F5537) color codes

HEX	`#5F5537`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, -0.8, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 19.02, 92.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.658, 9.206, 4.935)`
Decimal	`6247735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olive Bark, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F5537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F5537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5537; }
.text { color: #5f5537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5537, #555f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #5F5537 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5F5537?: #5F5537 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olive Bark?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 55: 95 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olive Bark?: The complementary color is #37415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.