What color is #5A5534?

#5A5534 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5534?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 52: 90 red, 85 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5534?

The complementary color is #34395A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5534 color

#5A5534 rgb(90, 85, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5534 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 20.4% blue (90, 85, 52).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5A5534 color codes

HEX	`#5A5534`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, -3.5, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 20.29, 99.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.085, 8.919, 4.544)`
Decimal	`5920052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5534, 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 #5A5534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5A5534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5534; }
.text { color: #5a5534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5534, #4c5a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A5534?: #5A5534 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5534?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 52: 90 red, 85 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5534?: The complementary color is #34395A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.