What color is #5E5B45?

#5E5B45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5B45?

The RGB value is 94, 91, 69: 94 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5B45?

The complementary color is #45485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5B45 color

#5E5B45 rgb(94, 91, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5B45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.7% green and 27.1% blue (94, 91, 69).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#5E5B45 color codes

HEX	`#5E5B45`
RGB	`rgb(94, 91, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, -2.83, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 13.46, 102.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.431, 10.292, 7.119)`
Decimal	`6183749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5B45, 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 #5E5B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #5E5B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5b45; }
.text { color: #5e5b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 91 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5b45, #545e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E5B45?: #5E5B45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5B45?: The RGB value is 94, 91, 69: 94 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5B45?: The complementary color is #45485E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.