What color is #5A562E?

#5A562E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A562E?

The RGB value is 90, 86, 46: 90 red, 86 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A562E?

The complementary color is #2E325A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A562E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A562E color

#5A562E rgb(90, 86, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A562E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.7% green and 18% blue (90, 86, 46).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#5A562E color codes

HEX	`#5A562E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 86, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 49%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.04, -4.83, 23.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.04, 24.26, 101.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.038, 9.027, 3.903)`
Decimal	`5920302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A562E, 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 #5A562E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A562E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #5A562E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a562e; }
.text { color: #5a562e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a562e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 86 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a562e, #485a2e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A562E?: #5A562E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A562E?: The RGB value is 90, 86, 46: 90 red, 86 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A562E?: The complementary color is #2E325A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A562E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.