What color is #5C5C45?

#5C5C45 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 #5C5C45?

The RGB value is 92, 92, 69: 92 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5C45?

The complementary color is #45455C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5C45 color

#5C5C45 rgb(92, 92, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5C45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 36.1% green and 27.1% blue (92, 92, 69).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#5C5C45 color codes

HEX	`#5C5C45`
RGB	`rgb(92, 92, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.48, -4.3, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.48, 13.97, 107.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.315, 10.359, 7.138)`
Decimal	`6052933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5C45, 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 #5C5C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5C5C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5c45; }
.text { color: #5c5c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 92 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5c45, #515c45); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C5C45?: #5C5C45 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 #5C5C45?: The RGB value is 92, 92, 69: 92 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5C45?: The complementary color is #45455C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.