What color is #5C563D?

#5C563D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C563D?

The RGB value is 92, 86, 61: 92 red, 86 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C563D?

The complementary color is #3D435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C563D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C563D color

#5C563D rgb(92, 86, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C563D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.7% green and 23.9% blue (92, 86, 61).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% 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 7.36:1).

#5C563D color codes

HEX	`#5C563D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 86, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, -1.94, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 15.59, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.584, 9.268, 5.751)`
Decimal	`6051389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C563D, 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 #5C563D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C563D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5C563D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c563d; }
.text { color: #5c563d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c563d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 86 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c563d, #535c3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C563D?: #5C563D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C563D?: The RGB value is 92, 86, 61: 92 red, 86 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C563D?: The complementary color is #3D435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C563D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.