What color is #5C613A?

#5C613A 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 #5C613A?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 58: 92 red, 97 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C613A?

The complementary color is #3F3A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C613A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C613A color

#5C613A rgb(92, 97, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C613A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 22.7% blue (92, 97, 58).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% 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 6.51:1).

#5C613A color codes

HEX	`#5C613A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, -8.86, 21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 23.34, 112.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.452, 11.13, 5.653)`
Decimal	`6054202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C613A, 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 #5C613A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C613A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5C613A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c613a; }
.text { color: #5c613a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c613a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c613a, #49613a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5C613A?: #5C613A 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 #5C613A?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 58: 92 red, 97 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C613A?: The complementary color is #3F3A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C613A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.