What color is #5C661D?

#5C661D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C661D?

The RGB value is 92, 102, 29: 92 red, 102 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C661D?

The complementary color is #271D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C661D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C661D color

#5C661D rgb(92, 102, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C661D is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40% green and 11.4% blue (92, 102, 29).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 56% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5C661D color codes

HEX	`#5C661D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 102, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 56%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 72%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 72%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, -14.59, 38.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 40.85, 110.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.387, 11.867, 2.958)`
Decimal	`6055453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C661D, 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 #5C661D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C661D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5C661D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c661d; }
.text { color: #5c661d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c661d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 102 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c661d, #38661d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C661D?: #5C661D is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C661D?: The RGB value is 92, 102, 29: 92 red, 102 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C661D?: The complementary color is #271D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C661D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.