What color is #5C5529?

#5C5529 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 #5C5529?

The RGB value is 92, 85, 41: 92 red, 85 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5529?

The complementary color is #29305C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5529 color

#5C5529 rgb(92, 85, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5529 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.3% green and 16.1% blue (92, 85, 41).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 55% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5C5529 color codes

HEX	`#5C5529`
RGB	`rgb(92, 85, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 55%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, -3.82, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 26.72, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.063, 8.933, 3.397)`
Decimal	`6051113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5529, 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 #5C5529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5C5529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5529; }
.text { color: #5c5529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 85 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5529, #4a5c29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C5529?: #5C5529 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 #5C5529?: The RGB value is 92, 85, 41: 92 red, 85 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5529?: The complementary color is #29305C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.