What color is #5C5437?

#5C5437 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 #5C5437?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 55: 92 red, 84 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5437?

The complementary color is #373F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5437 color

#5C5437 rgb(92, 84, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C5437 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 21.6% blue (92, 84, 55).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#5C5437 color codes

HEX	`#5C5437`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, -1.58, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 18.23, 94.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.274, 8.892, 4.894)`
Decimal	`6050871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5437, 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 #5C5437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5C5437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5437; }
.text { color: #5c5437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5437, #525c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5C5437?: #5C5437 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 #5C5437?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 55: 92 red, 84 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5437?: The complementary color is #373F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.