What color is #5E573A?

#5E573A 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 #5E573A?

The RGB value is 94, 87, 58: 94 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E573A?

The complementary color is #3A415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E573A color

#5E573A rgb(94, 87, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E573A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (94, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#5E573A color codes

HEX	`#5E573A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, -2.07, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 18.02, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.788, 9.502, 5.373)`
Decimal	`6182714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E573A, 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 #5E573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #5E573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e573a; }
.text { color: #5e573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e573a, #535e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E573A?: #5E573A 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 #5E573A?: The RGB value is 94, 87, 58: 94 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E573A?: The complementary color is #3A415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.