What color is #5B5A49?

#5B5A49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A49?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 73: 91 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A49?

The complementary color is #494A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A49 color

#5B5A49 rgb(91, 90, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5A49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (91, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#5B5A49 color codes

HEX	`#5B5A49`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, -2.87, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 10.4, 106.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.173, 10.018, 7.752)`
Decimal	`5986889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A49, 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 #5B5A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5B5A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a49; }
.text { color: #5b5a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a49, #535b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5A49?: #5B5A49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A49?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 73: 91 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A49?: The complementary color is #494A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.