What color is #5B5F40?

#5B5F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F40?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 64: 91 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F40?

The complementary color is #44405F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5F40 color

#5B5F40 rgb(91, 95, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B5F40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 25.1% blue (91, 95, 64).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#5B5F40 color codes

HEX	`#5B5F40`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, -7.29, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 18.74, 112.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.332, 10.779, 6.438)`
Decimal	`5988160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F40, 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 #5B5F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5B5F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f40; }
.text { color: #5b5f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f40, #4c5f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B5F40?: #5B5F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F40?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 64: 91 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F40?: The complementary color is #44405F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.