What color is #5A553D?

#5A553D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A553D?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 61: 90 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A553D?

The complementary color is #3D425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A553D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A553D color

#5A553D rgb(90, 85, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A553D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 23.9% blue (90, 85, 61).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#5A553D color codes

HEX	`#5A553D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -2.24, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 14.94, 98.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.307, 9.008, 5.715)`
Decimal	`5920061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A553D, 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 #5A553D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A553D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5A553D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a553d; }
.text { color: #5a553d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a553d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a553d, #515a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A553D?: #5A553D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A553D?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 61: 90 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A553D?: The complementary color is #3D425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A553D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.