What color is #5A5232?

#5A5232 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5232?

The RGB value is 90, 82, 50: 90 red, 82 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5232?

The complementary color is #323A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5232 color

#5A5232 rgb(90, 82, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A5232 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.2% green and 19.6% blue (90, 82, 50).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#5A5232 color codes

HEX	`#5A5232`
RGB	`rgb(90, 82, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, -1.94, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 20.06, 95.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.81, 8.439, 4.234)`
Decimal	`5919282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5232, 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 #5A5232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5A5232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5232; }
.text { color: #5a5232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 82 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5232, #4e5a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A5232?: #5A5232 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5232?: The RGB value is 90, 82, 50: 90 red, 82 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5232?: The complementary color is #323A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.