What color is #5D5B3B?

#5D5B3B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5B3B?

The RGB value is 93, 91, 59: 93 red, 91 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5B3B?

The complementary color is #3B3D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5B3B color

#5D5B3B rgb(93, 91, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D5B3B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 35.7% green and 23.1% blue (93, 91, 59).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5D5B3B color codes

HEX	`#5D5B3B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 91, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 35.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, -4.77, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 19.37, 104.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.045, 10.125, 5.615)`
Decimal	`6118203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5B3B, 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 #5D5B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5D5B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5b3b; }
.text { color: #5d5b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 91 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5b3b, #4e5d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5D5B3B?: #5D5B3B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5B3B?: The RGB value is 93, 91, 59: 93 red, 91 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5B3B?: The complementary color is #3B3D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.