What color is #5C541D?

#5C541D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C541D?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 29: 92 red, 84 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C541D?

The complementary color is #1D255C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C541D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C541D color

#5C541D rgb(92, 84, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C541D is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 11.4% blue (92, 84, 29).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 52% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 68% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#5C541D color codes

HEX	`#5C541D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 52%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 68%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 68%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, -4.26, 32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 32.6, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.806, 8.705, 2.431)`
Decimal	`6050845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C541D, 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 #5C541D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C541D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5C541D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c541d; }
.text { color: #5c541d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c541d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c541d, #445c1d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C541D?: #5C541D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C541D?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 29: 92 red, 84 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C541D?: The complementary color is #1D255C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C541D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.