What color is #5B593E?

#5B593E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B593E?

The RGB value is 91, 89, 62: 91 red, 89 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B593E?

The complementary color is #3E405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B593E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B593E color

#5B593E rgb(91, 89, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B593E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.9% green and 24.3% blue (91, 89, 62).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#5B593E color codes

HEX	`#5B593E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 89, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, -4.05, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 16.47, 104.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.756, 9.717, 5.971)`
Decimal	`5986622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B593E, 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 #5B593E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B593E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #5B593E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b593e; }
.text { color: #5b593e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b593e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 89 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b593e, #4f5b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B593E?: #5B593E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B593E?: The RGB value is 91, 89, 62: 91 red, 89 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B593E?: The complementary color is #3E405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B593E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.