What color is #5C5F38?

#5C5F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5F38?

The RGB value is 92, 95, 56: 92 red, 95 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5F38?

The complementary color is #3B385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5F38 color

#5C5F38 rgb(92, 95, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.3% green and 22% blue (92, 95, 56).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#5C5F38 color codes

HEX	`#5C5F38`
RGB	`rgb(92, 95, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, -7.97, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 23.33, 109.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.22, 10.745, 5.329)`
Decimal	`6053688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5F38, 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 #5C5F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #5C5F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5f38; }
.text { color: #5c5f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 95 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5f38, #485f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5C5F38?: #5C5F38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5F38?: The RGB value is 92, 95, 56: 92 red, 95 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5F38?: The complementary color is #3B385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.