What color is #5B5535?

#5B5535 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5535?

The RGB value is 91, 85, 53: 91 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5535?

The complementary color is #353B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5535 color

#5B5535 rgb(91, 85, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B5535 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.3% green and 20.8% blue (91, 85, 53).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#5B5535 color codes

HEX	`#5B5535`
RGB	`rgb(91, 85, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, -2.91, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 19.77, 98.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.206, 8.978, 4.668)`
Decimal	`5985589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5535, 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 #5B5535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5B5535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5535; }
.text { color: #5b5535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 85 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5535, #4e5b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5B5535?: #5B5535 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5535?: The RGB value is 91, 85, 53: 91 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5535?: The complementary color is #353B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.