What color is #5D5D41?

#5D5D41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5D41?

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

What is the complementary color of #5D5D41?

The complementary color is #41415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5D41 color

#5D5D41 rgb(93, 93, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D5D41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#5D5D41 color codes

HEX	`#5D5D41`
RGB	`rgb(93, 93, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.79, -5.08, 16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.79, 16.92, 107.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.383, 10.538, 6.54)`
Decimal	`6118721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5D41, 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 #5D5D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5D5D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5d41; }
.text { color: #5d5d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 93 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5d41, #4f5d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D5D41?: #5D5D41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5D41?: The RGB value is 93, 93, 65: 93 red, 93 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5D41?: The complementary color is #41415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.