What color is #5B542E?

#5B542E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B542E?

The RGB value is 91, 84, 46: 91 red, 84 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B542E?

The complementary color is #2E355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B542E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B542E color

#5B542E rgb(91, 84, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B542E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 32.9% green and 18% blue (91, 84, 46).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#5B542E color codes

HEX	`#5B542E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 84, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 32.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -3.16, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 23.37, 97.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.978, 8.762, 3.855)`
Decimal	`5985326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B542E, 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 #5B542E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B542E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #5B542E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b542e; }
.text { color: #5b542e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b542e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 84 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b542e, #4c5b2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B542E?: #5B542E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B542E?: The RGB value is 91, 84, 46: 91 red, 84 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B542E?: The complementary color is #2E355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B542E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.