#5E5540 Color

#5E5540 is rgb(94, 85, 64) in RGB and hsl(42, 19%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOliveGreen. White text is most readable on this background.

#5E5540

HEX#5E5540

RGBrgb(94, 85, 64)

HSLhsl(42, 19%, 31%)

HSVhsv(42, 32%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.034 87.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E5540 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E5540 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E5540 Complementary#40495E Analogous#5E4640 Analogous#585E40 Triadic#405E55 Triadic#55405E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E5540, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7C7055 #988967 #ACA186 #BFB6A1 #D4CEBF #E6E3DB

Shades

#524A38 #463F30 #3A3427 #312C21 #242119 #181611

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