What color is #5D573E?

#5D573E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D573E?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 62: 93 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D573E?

The complementary color is #3E445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D573E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D573E color

#5D573E rgb(93, 87, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D573E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 24.3% blue (93, 87, 62).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#5D573E color codes

HEX	`#5D573E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, -1.95, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 15.56, 97.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.792, 9.492, 5.925)`
Decimal	`6117182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D573E, 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 #5D573E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D573E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #5D573E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d573e; }
.text { color: #5d573e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d573e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d573e, #545d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D573E?: #5D573E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D573E?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 62: 93 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D573E?: The complementary color is #3E445D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D573E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.