What color is #5C603A?

#5C603A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C603A?

The RGB value is 92, 96, 58: 92 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C603A?

The complementary color is #3E3A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C603A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C603A color

#5C603A rgb(92, 96, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C603A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.6% green and 22.7% blue (92, 96, 58).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#5C603A color codes

HEX	`#5C603A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 96, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.49, -8.29, 21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.49, 22.76, 111.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.36, 10.947, 5.622)`
Decimal	`6053946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C603A, 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 #5C603A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C603A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #5C603A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c603a; }
.text { color: #5c603a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c603a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 96 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c603a, #49603a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5C603A?: #5C603A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C603A?: The RGB value is 92, 96, 58: 92 red, 96 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C603A?: The complementary color is #3E3A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C603A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.