What color is #5A5937?

#5A5937 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5937?

The RGB value is 90, 89, 55: 90 red, 89 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5937?

The complementary color is #37385A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5937 color

#5A5937 rgb(90, 89, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5937 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.9% green and 21.6% blue (90, 89, 55).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#5A5937 color codes

HEX	`#5A5937`
RGB	`rgb(90, 89, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.1, -5.49, 19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.1, 20.59, 105.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.479, 9.594, 5.019)`
Decimal	`5921079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5937, 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 #5A5937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5A5937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5937; }
.text { color: #5a5937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 89 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5937, #4a5a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A5937?: #5A5937 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5937?: The RGB value is 90, 89, 55: 90 red, 89 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5937?: The complementary color is #37385A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.