What color is #5B5640?

#5B5640 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5640?

The RGB value is 91, 86, 64: 91 red, 86 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5640?

The complementary color is #40455B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5640 color

#5B5640 rgb(91, 86, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B5640 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.7% green and 25.1% blue (91, 86, 64).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#5B5640 color codes

HEX	`#5B5640`
RGB	`rgb(91, 86, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -1.94, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 13.71, 98.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.568, 9.25, 6.184)`
Decimal	`5985856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5640, 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 #5B5640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5B5640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5640; }
.text { color: #5b5640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 86 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5640, #525b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B5640?: #5B5640 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5640?: The RGB value is 91, 86, 64: 91 red, 86 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5640?: The complementary color is #40455B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.