What color is #5A5D40?

#5A5D40 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 #5A5D40?

The RGB value is 90, 93, 64: 90 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5D40?

The complementary color is #43405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5D40 color

#5A5D40 rgb(90, 93, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5D40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.5% green and 25.1% blue (90, 93, 64).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#5A5D40 color codes

HEX	`#5A5D40`
RGB	`rgb(90, 93, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, -6.56, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 17.58, 111.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.056, 10.373, 6.375)`
Decimal	`5922112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5D40, 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 #5A5D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5A5D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5d40; }
.text { color: #5a5d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 93 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5d40, #4c5d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A5D40?: #5A5D40 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 #5A5D40?: The RGB value is 90, 93, 64: 90 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5D40?: The complementary color is #43405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.