What color is #5A5535?

#5A5535 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 #5A5535?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 53: 90 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5535?

The complementary color is #353A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5535 color

#5A5535 rgb(90, 85, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5535 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 20.8% blue (90, 85, 53).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A5535 color codes

HEX	`#5A5535`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, -3.37, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 19.7, 99.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.108, 8.928, 4.664)`
Decimal	`5920053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5535, 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 #5A5535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5A5535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5535; }
.text { color: #5a5535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5535, #4d5a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A5535?: #5A5535 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 #5A5535?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 53: 90 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5535?: The complementary color is #353A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.