What color is #5D572F?

#5D572F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D572F?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 47: 93 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D572F?

The complementary color is #2F355D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D572F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D572F color

#5D572F rgb(93, 87, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D572F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 18.4% blue (93, 87, 47).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#5D572F color codes

HEX	`#5D572F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, -3.9, 24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 24.33, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.436, 9.349, 4.049)`
Decimal	`6117167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D572F, 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 #5D572F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D572F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #5D572F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d572f; }
.text { color: #5d572f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d572f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d572f, #4c5d2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D572F?: #5D572F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D572F?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 47: 93 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D572F?: The complementary color is #2F355D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D572F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.