What color is #5B5947?

#5B5947 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5947?

The RGB value is 91, 89, 71: 91 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5947?

The complementary color is #47495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5947 color

#5B5947 rgb(91, 89, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5947 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.9% green and 27.8% blue (91, 89, 71).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#5B5947 color codes

HEX	`#5B5947`
RGB	`rgb(91, 89, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -2.61, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 11.05, 103.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.024, 9.824, 7.381)`
Decimal	`5986631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5947, 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 #5B5947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #5B5947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5947; }
.text { color: #5b5947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 89 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5947, #535b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5947?: #5B5947 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5947?: The RGB value is 91, 89, 71: 91 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5947?: The complementary color is #47495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.