What color is #5B5D44?

#5B5D44 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 #5B5D44?

The RGB value is 91, 93, 68: 91 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5D44?

The complementary color is #46445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5D44 color

#5B5D44 rgb(91, 93, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B5D44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.5% green and 26.7% blue (91, 93, 68).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#5B5D44 color codes

HEX	`#5B5D44`
RGB	`rgb(91, 93, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, -5.49, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 15.17, 111.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.272, 10.47, 7)`
Decimal	`5987652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5D44, 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 #5B5D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5B5D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5d44; }
.text { color: #5b5d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 93 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5d44, #4f5d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B5D44?: #5B5D44 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 #5B5D44?: The RGB value is 91, 93, 68: 91 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5D44?: The complementary color is #46445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.