What color is #5D5741?

#5D5741 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 #5D5741?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 65: 93 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5741?

The complementary color is #41475D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5741 color

#5D5741 rgb(93, 87, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D5741 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 25.5% blue (93, 87, 65).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#5D5741 color codes

HEX	`#5D5741`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -1.5, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 13.78, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.877, 9.525, 6.371)`
Decimal	`6117185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5741, 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 #5D5741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #5D5741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5741; }
.text { color: #5d5741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5741, #555d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D5741?: #5D5741 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 #5D5741?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 65: 93 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5741?: The complementary color is #41475D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.