What color is #5D6043?

#5D6043 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 #5D6043?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 67: 93 red, 96 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6043?

The complementary color is #464360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6043 color

#5D6043 rgb(93, 96, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D6043 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 26.3% blue (93, 96, 67).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5D6043 color codes

HEX	`#5D6043`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, -6.54, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 17.49, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.71, 11.098, 6.94)`
Decimal	`6119491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6043, 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 #5D6043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #5D6043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6043; }
.text { color: #5d6043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6043, #4f6043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D6043?: #5D6043 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 #5D6043?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 67: 93 red, 96 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6043?: The complementary color is #464360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.