What color is #5E592B?

#5E592B 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 #5E592B?

The RGB value is 94, 89, 43: 94 red, 89 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E592B?

The complementary color is #2B305E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E592B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E592B color

#5E592B rgb(94, 89, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E592B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.9% green and 16.9% blue (94, 89, 43).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 54% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#5E592B color codes

HEX	`#5E592B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 89, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 54%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, -5.04, 27.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 27.56, 100.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.625, 9.699, 3.703)`
Decimal	`6183211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E592B, 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 #5E592B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E592B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #5E592B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e592b; }
.text { color: #5e592b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e592b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 89 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e592b, #4a5e2b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E592B?: #5E592B 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 #5E592B?: The RGB value is 94, 89, 43: 94 red, 89 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E592B?: The complementary color is #2B305E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E592B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.