What color is #5F551D?

#5F551D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F551D?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 29: 95 red, 85 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F551D?

The complementary color is #1D275F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F551D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F551D color

#5F551D rgb(95, 85, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F551D is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 11.4% blue (95, 85, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#5F551D color codes

HEX	`#5F551D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.02, -3.38, 33.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.02, 33.24, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.19, 9.019, 2.472)`
Decimal	`6247709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F551D, 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 #5F551D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F551D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5F551D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f551d; }
.text { color: #5f551d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f551d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f551d, #485f1d); }

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Questions

What color is #5F551D?: #5F551D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F551D?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 29: 95 red, 85 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F551D?: The complementary color is #1D275F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F551D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.