What color is #5E6354?

#5E6354 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Forest?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 84: 94 red, 99 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Forest?

The complementary color is #595463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Forest color: hex code #5E6354

#5E6354 rgb(94, 99, 84)

Shades of gray

Black Forest has the hex code #5E6354. It is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 32.9% blue (94, 99, 84).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

Black Forest (#5E6354) color codes

HEX	`#5E6354`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.13, -4.97, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.13, 9.31, 122.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.678, 11.943, 10.129)`
Decimal	`6185812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Forest, 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 #5E6354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5E6354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6354; }
.text { color: #5e6354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6354, #576354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5E6354 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E6354?: #5E6354 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Forest?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 84: 94 red, 99 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Forest?: The complementary color is #595463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.