What color is #5B6123?

#5B6123 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6123?

The RGB value is 91, 97, 35: 91 red, 97 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6123?

The complementary color is #292361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6123 color

#5B6123 rgb(91, 97, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B6123 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38% green and 13.7% blue (91, 97, 35).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#5B6123 color codes

HEX	`#5B6123`
RGB	`rgb(91, 97, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 64%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -11.82, 33.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 35.66, 109.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 10.895, 3.224)`
Decimal	`5988643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6123, 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 #5B6123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5B6123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6123; }
.text { color: #5b6123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 97 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6123, #3c6123); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B6123?: #5B6123 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6123?: The RGB value is 91, 97, 35: 91 red, 97 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6123?: The complementary color is #292361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.