What color is #5F5B2D?

#5F5B2D 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 #5F5B2D?

The RGB value is 95, 91, 45: 95 red, 91 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5B2D?

The complementary color is #2D315F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5B2D color

#5F5B2D rgb(95, 91, 45)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5B2D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.7% green and 17.6% blue (95, 91, 45).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 53% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#5F5B2D color codes

HEX	`#5F5B2D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 91, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 53%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 53%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, -5.55, 26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 27.45, 101.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.934, 10.105, 3.962)`
Decimal	`6249261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5B2D, 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 #5F5B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5F5B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5b2d; }
.text { color: #5f5b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 91 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5b2d, #4a5f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F5B2D?: #5F5B2D 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 #5F5B2D?: The RGB value is 95, 91, 45: 95 red, 91 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5B2D?: The complementary color is #2D315F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.