What color is #5D511C?

#5D511C 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 #5D511C?

The RGB value is 93, 81, 28: 93 red, 81 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D511C?

The complementary color is #1C285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D511C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D511C color

#5D511C rgb(93, 81, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D511C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.8% green and 11% blue (93, 81, 28).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 70% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#5D511C color codes

HEX	`#5D511C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 81, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 70%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.59, -2.04, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.59, 32.04, 93.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.667, 8.296, 2.296)`
Decimal	`6115612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D511C, 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 #5D511C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D511C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5D511C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d511c; }
.text { color: #5d511c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d511c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 81 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d511c, #495d1c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D511C?: #5D511C 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 #5D511C?: The RGB value is 93, 81, 28: 93 red, 81 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D511C?: The complementary color is #1C285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D511C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.