What color is #5A5F2A?

#5A5F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5F2A?

The RGB value is 90, 95, 42: 90 red, 95 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5F2A?

The complementary color is #2F2A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5F2A color

#5A5F2A rgb(90, 95, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.3% green and 16.5% blue (90, 95, 42).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#5A5F2A color codes

HEX	`#5A5F2A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 95, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 56%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 56%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, -10.51, 29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 31.12, 109.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.727, 10.525, 3.762)`
Decimal	`5922602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5F2A, 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 #5A5F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5A5F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5f2a; }
.text { color: #5a5f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 95 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5f2a, #405f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A5F2A?: #5A5F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5F2A?: The RGB value is 90, 95, 42: 90 red, 95 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5F2A?: The complementary color is #2F2A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.