What color is #5C542C?

#5C542C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C542C?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 44: 92 red, 84 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C542C?

The complementary color is #2C345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C542C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C542C color

#5C542C rgb(92, 84, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C542C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 17.3% blue (92, 84, 44).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#5C542C color codes

HEX	`#5C542C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.59, -2.91, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.59, 24.6, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.039, 8.798, 3.657)`
Decimal	`6050860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C542C, 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 #5C542C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C542C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #5C542C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c542c; }
.text { color: #5c542c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c542c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c542c, #4c5c2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C542C?: #5C542C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C542C?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 44: 92 red, 84 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C542C?: The complementary color is #2C345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C542C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.