What color is #5B5F41?

#5B5F41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F41?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 65: 91 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F41?

The complementary color is #45415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F41?

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.

#5B5F41 color

#5B5F41 rgb(91, 95, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B5F41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 25.5% blue (91, 95, 65).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5B5F41 color codes

HEX	`#5B5F41`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, -7.14, 16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 18.15, 113.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.361, 10.79, 6.59)`
Decimal	`5988161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F41, 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 #5B5F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F41 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 #5B5F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f41; }
.text { color: #5b5f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f41, #4c5f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B5F41?: #5B5F41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F41?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 65: 91 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F41?: The complementary color is #45415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F41?: 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.