What color is #5C5641?

#5C5641 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 #5C5641?

The RGB value is 92, 86, 65: 92 red, 86 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5641?

The complementary color is #41475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5641 color

#5C5641 rgb(92, 86, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5C5641 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.7% green and 25.5% blue (92, 86, 65).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#5C5641 color codes

HEX	`#5C5641`
RGB	`rgb(92, 86, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, -1.34, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 13.21, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.696, 9.313, 6.339)`
Decimal	`6051393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5641, 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 #5C5641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #5C5641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5641; }
.text { color: #5c5641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 86 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5641, #545c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C5641?: #5C5641 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 #5C5641?: The RGB value is 92, 86, 65: 92 red, 86 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5641?: The complementary color is #41475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.