What color is #5A5643?

#5A5643 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5643?

The RGB value is 90, 86, 67: 90 red, 86 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5643?

The complementary color is #43475A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5643 color

#5A5643 rgb(90, 86, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5643 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.7% green and 26.3% blue (90, 86, 67).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#5A5643 color codes

HEX	`#5A5643`
RGB	`rgb(90, 86, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.43, -1.9, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.43, 11.83, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.557, 9.235, 6.641)`
Decimal	`5920323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5643, 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 #5A5643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5A5643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5643; }
.text { color: #5a5643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 86 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5643, #525a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A5643?: #5A5643 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5643?: The RGB value is 90, 86, 67: 90 red, 86 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5643?: The complementary color is #43475A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.