What color is #5C5F35?

#5C5F35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5F35?

The RGB value is 92, 95, 53: 92 red, 95 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5F35?

The complementary color is #38355F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5F35 color

#5C5F35 rgb(92, 95, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5F35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.3% green and 20.8% blue (92, 95, 53).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#5C5F35 color codes

HEX	`#5C5F35`
RGB	`rgb(92, 95, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 44%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, -8.35, 23.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 25.03, 109.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.149, 10.717, 4.954)`
Decimal	`6053685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5F35, 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 #5C5F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5C5F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5f35; }
.text { color: #5c5f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 95 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5f35, #475f35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C5F35?: #5C5F35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5F35?: The RGB value is 92, 95, 53: 92 red, 95 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5F35?: The complementary color is #38355F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.