What color is #5E5835?

#5E5835 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5835?

The RGB value is 94, 88, 53: 94 red, 88 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5835?

The complementary color is #353B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5835 color

#5E5835 rgb(94, 88, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5835 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.5% green and 20.8% blue (94, 88, 53).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#5E5835 color codes

HEX	`#5E5835`
RGB	`rgb(94, 88, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, -3.32, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 21.42, 98.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.749, 9.616, 4.763)`
Decimal	`6182965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5835, 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 #5E5835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5E5835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5835; }
.text { color: #5e5835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 88 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5835, #4f5e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E5835?: #5E5835 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5835?: The RGB value is 94, 88, 53: 94 red, 88 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5835?: The complementary color is #353B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.