What color is #5D531B?

#5D531B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D531B?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 27: 93 red, 83 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D531B?

The complementary color is #1B255D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D531B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D531B color

#5D531B rgb(93, 83, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D531B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 10.6% blue (93, 83, 27).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 71% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#5D531B color codes

HEX	`#5D531B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.19, -3.31, 33.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.19, 33.26, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.806, 8.593, 2.284)`
Decimal	`6116123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D531B, 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 #5D531B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D531B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5D531B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d531b; }
.text { color: #5d531b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d531b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d531b, #465d1b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D531B?: #5D531B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D531B?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 27: 93 red, 83 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D531B?: The complementary color is #1B255D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D531B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.