What color is #5F5B44?

#5F5B44 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 #5F5B44?

The RGB value is 95, 91, 68: 95 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5B44?

The complementary color is #44485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5B44 color

#5F5B44 rgb(95, 91, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5B44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 35.7% green and 26.7% blue (95, 91, 68).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#5F5B44 color codes

HEX	`#5F5B44`
RGB	`rgb(95, 91, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 35.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, -2.55, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 14.11, 100.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.504, 10.333, 6.961)`
Decimal	`6249284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5B44, 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 #5F5B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #5F5B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5b44; }
.text { color: #5f5b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 91 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5b44, #565f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5B44?: #5F5B44 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 #5F5B44?: The RGB value is 95, 91, 68: 95 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5B44?: The complementary color is #44485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.