What color is #5F5B32?

#5F5B32 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 #5F5B32?

The RGB value is 95, 91, 50: 95 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5B32?

The complementary color is #32365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5B32 color

#5F5B32 rgb(95, 91, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5B32 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.7% green and 19.6% blue (95, 91, 50).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 47% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#5F5B32 color codes

HEX	`#5F5B32`
RGB	`rgb(95, 91, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 47%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, -5, 24.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 24.65, 101.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.036, 10.146, 4.499)`
Decimal	`6249266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5B32, 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 #5F5B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #5F5B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5b32; }
.text { color: #5f5b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 91 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5b32, #4d5f32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5B32?: #5F5B32 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 #5F5B32?: The RGB value is 95, 91, 50: 95 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5B32?: The complementary color is #32365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.