What color is #5B523E?

#5B523E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B523E?

The RGB value is 91, 82, 62: 91 red, 82 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B523E?

The complementary color is #3E475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B523E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B523E color

#5B523E rgb(91, 82, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B523E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 32.2% green and 24.3% blue (91, 82, 62).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#5B523E color codes

HEX	`#5B523E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 82, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 32.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.22, 0.19, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.22, 13.11, 89.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.201, 8.607, 5.786)`
Decimal	`5984830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B523E, 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 #5B523E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B523E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5B523E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b523e; }
.text { color: #5b523e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b523e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 82 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b523e, #565b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B523E?: #5B523E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B523E?: The RGB value is 91, 82, 62: 91 red, 82 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B523E?: The complementary color is #3E475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B523E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.