What color is #5D5020?

#5D5020 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5020?

The RGB value is 93, 80, 32: 93 red, 80 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5020?

The complementary color is #202D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5020 color

#5D5020 rgb(93, 80, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D5020 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.4% green and 12.5% blue (93, 80, 32).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 49% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#5D5020 color codes

HEX	`#5D5020`
RGB	`rgb(93, 80, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 49%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 66%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, -1.13, 29.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 29.65, 92.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.644, 8.169, 2.54)`
Decimal	`6115360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5020, 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 #5D5020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #5D5020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5020; }
.text { color: #5d5020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 80 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5020, #4c5d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5D5020?: #5D5020 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5020?: The RGB value is 93, 80, 32: 93 red, 80 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5020?: The complementary color is #202D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.