What color is #5B5C4A?

#5B5C4A 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 #5B5C4A?

The RGB value is 91, 92, 74: 91 red, 92 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5C4A?

The complementary color is #4B4A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5C4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5C4A color

#5B5C4A rgb(91, 92, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5C4A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.1% green and 29% blue (91, 92, 74).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#5B5C4A color codes

HEX	`#5B5C4A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 92, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, -3.89, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 10.97, 110.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.377, 10.373, 7.985)`
Decimal	`5987402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5C4A, 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 #5B5C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #5B5C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5c4a; }
.text { color: #5b5c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 92 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5c4a, #525c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5C4A?: #5B5C4A 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 #5B5C4A?: The RGB value is 91, 92, 74: 91 red, 92 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5C4A?: The complementary color is #4B4A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5C4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.