What color is #5C522D?

#5C522D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C522D?

The RGB value is 92, 82, 45: 92 red, 82 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C522D?

The complementary color is #2D375C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C522D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C522D color

#5C522D rgb(92, 82, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C522D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.2% green and 17.6% blue (92, 82, 45).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 51% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#5C522D color codes

HEX	`#5C522D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 82, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -1.59, 23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 23.17, 93.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.905, 8.5, 3.706)`
Decimal	`6050349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C522D, 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 #5C522D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C522D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5C522D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c522d; }
.text { color: #5c522d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c522d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 82 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c522d, #4e5c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5C522D?: #5C522D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C522D?: The RGB value is 92, 82, 45: 92 red, 82 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C522D?: The complementary color is #2D375C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C522D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.