What color is #5C5A40?

#5C5A40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5A40?

The RGB value is 92, 90, 64: 92 red, 90 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5A40?

The complementary color is #40425C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5A40 color

#5C5A40 rgb(92, 90, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5A40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.3% green and 25.1% blue (92, 90, 64).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5C5A40 color codes

HEX	`#5C5A40`
RGB	`rgb(92, 90, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 35.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, -3.9, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 15.84, 104.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.995, 9.958, 6.298)`
Decimal	`6052416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5A40, 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 #5C5A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5C5A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5a40; }
.text { color: #5c5a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 90 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5a40, #505c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C5A40?: #5C5A40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5A40?: The RGB value is 92, 90, 64: 92 red, 90 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5A40?: The complementary color is #40425C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.