What color is #5C573E?

#5C573E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C573E?

The RGB value is 92, 87, 62: 92 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C573E?

The complementary color is #3E435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C573E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C573E color

#5C573E rgb(92, 87, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C573E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.1% green and 24.3% blue (92, 87, 62).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#5C573E color codes

HEX	`#5C573E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, -2.4, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 15.48, 98.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.691, 9.44, 5.921)`
Decimal	`6051646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C573E, 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 #5C573E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C573E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5C573E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c573e; }
.text { color: #5c573e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c573e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c573e, #525c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C573E?: #5C573E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C573E?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 62: 92 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C573E?: The complementary color is #3E435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C573E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.