What color is #5B5D37?

#5B5D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5D37?

The RGB value is 91, 93, 55: 91 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5D37?

The complementary color is #39375D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5D37 color

#5B5D37 rgb(91, 93, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B5D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.5% green and 21.6% blue (91, 93, 55).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#5B5D37 color codes

HEX	`#5B5D37`
RGB	`rgb(91, 93, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, -7.39, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 22.8, 108.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.918, 10.329, 5.138)`
Decimal	`5987639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5D37, 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 #5B5D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #5B5D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5d37; }
.text { color: #5b5d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 93 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5d37, #485d37); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B5D37?: #5B5D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5D37?: The RGB value is 91, 93, 55: 91 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5D37?: The complementary color is #39375D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.