What color is #5C582E?

#5C582E 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 #5C582E?

The RGB value is 92, 88, 46: 92 red, 88 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C582E?

The complementary color is #2E325C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C582E?

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.

#5C582E color

#5C582E rgb(92, 88, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C582E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.5% green and 18% blue (92, 88, 46).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 50% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5C582E color codes

HEX	`#5C582E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 88, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, -5.08, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 25.32, 101.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.397, 9.452, 3.966)`
Decimal	`6051886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C582E, 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 #5C582E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C582E 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 #5C582E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c582e; }
.text { color: #5c582e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c582e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 88 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c582e, #495c2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C582E?: #5C582E 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 #5C582E?: The RGB value is 92, 88, 46: 92 red, 88 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C582E?: The complementary color is #2E325C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C582E?: 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.