What color is #5B612A?

#5B612A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B612A?

The RGB value is 91, 97, 42: 91 red, 97 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B612A?

The complementary color is #302A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B612A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B612A color

#5B612A rgb(91, 97, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5B612A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38% green and 16.5% blue (91, 97, 42).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#5B612A color codes

HEX	`#5B612A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 97, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 57%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 57%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, -11.18, 30.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 32.15, 110.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.007, 10.941, 3.827)`
Decimal	`5988650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B612A, 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 #5B612A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B612A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #5B612A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b612a; }
.text { color: #5b612a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b612a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 97 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b612a, #40612a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B612A?: #5B612A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B612A?: The RGB value is 91, 97, 42: 91 red, 97 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B612A?: The complementary color is #302A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B612A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.