What color is #5D5D00?

#5D5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5D00?

The RGB value is 93, 93, 0: 93 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5D00?

The complementary color is #00005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5D00 color

#5D5D00 rgb(93, 93, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 36.5% green and 0% blue (93, 93, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#5D5D00 color codes

HEX	`#5D5D00`
RGB	`rgb(93, 93, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.12, -10.31, 45.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.12, 46.36, 102.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.429, 10.156, 1.516)`
Decimal	`6118656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5D00, 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 #5D5D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #5D5D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5d00; }
.text { color: #5d5d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 93 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5d00, #2f5d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5D5D00?: #5D5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5D00?: The RGB value is 93, 93, 0: 93 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5D00?: The complementary color is #00005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.