What color is #5D5019?

#5D5019 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5019?

The RGB value is 93, 80, 25: 93 red, 80 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5019?

The complementary color is #19265D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5019 color

#5D5019 rgb(93, 80, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D5019 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.4% green and 9.8% blue (93, 80, 25).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 58% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 73% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#5D5019 color codes

HEX	`#5D5019`
RGB	`rgb(93, 80, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 58%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 73%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 73%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, -1.63, 33.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 33.14, 92.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.559, 8.135, 2.092)`
Decimal	`6115353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5019, 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 #5D5019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5D5019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5019; }
.text { color: #5d5019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 80 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5019, #485d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5D5019?: #5D5019 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5019?: The RGB value is 93, 80, 25: 93 red, 80 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5019?: The complementary color is #19265D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.