What color is #5E592F?

#5E592F 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 #5E592F?

The RGB value is 94, 89, 47: 94 red, 89 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E592F?

The complementary color is #2F345E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E592F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E592F color

#5E592F rgb(94, 89, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E592F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.9% green and 18.4% blue (94, 89, 47).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 33% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 50% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#5E592F color codes

HEX	`#5E592F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 89, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 33%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 50%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 50%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.35, -4.62, 24.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.35, 25.33, 100.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.702, 9.73, 4.108)`
Decimal	`6183215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E592F, 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 #5E592F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E592F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #5E592F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e592f; }
.text { color: #5e592f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e592f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 89 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e592f, #4c5e2f); }

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Questions

What color is #5E592F?: #5E592F 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 #5E592F?: The RGB value is 94, 89, 47: 94 red, 89 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E592F?: The complementary color is #2F345E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E592F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.