What color is #5D5B47?

#5D5B47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5B47?

The RGB value is 93, 91, 71: 93 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5B47?

The complementary color is #47495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5B47 color

#5D5B47 rgb(93, 91, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5B47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 35.7% green and 27.8% blue (93, 91, 71).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#5D5B47 color codes

HEX	`#5D5B47`
RGB	`rgb(93, 91, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 35.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, -2.94, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 12.21, 103.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.393, 10.264, 7.446)`
Decimal	`6118215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5B47, 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 #5D5B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #5D5B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5b47; }
.text { color: #5d5b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 91 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5b47, #545d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D5B47?: #5D5B47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5B47?: The RGB value is 93, 91, 71: 93 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5B47?: The complementary color is #47495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.