What color is #5E5E36?

#5E5E36 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 #5E5E36?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 54: 94 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5E36?

The complementary color is #36365E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E36 color

#5E5E36 rgb(94, 94, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5E36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 21.2% blue (94, 94, 54).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#5E5E36 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E36`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 43%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, -6.74, 22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 23.89, 106.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.285, 10.652, 5.056)`
Decimal	`6184502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E36, 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 #5E5E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #5E5E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e36; }
.text { color: #5e5e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e36, #4a5e36); }

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Questions

What color is #5E5E36?: #5E5E36 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 #5E5E36?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 54: 94 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E36?: The complementary color is #36365E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.