What color is #5D604F?

#5D604F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D604F?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 79: 93 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D604F?

The complementary color is #524F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D604F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D604F color

#5D604F rgb(93, 96, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D604F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 31% blue (93, 96, 79).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#5D604F color codes

HEX	`#5D604F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -4.53, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 10.38, 115.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.108, 11.257, 9.036)`
Decimal	`6119503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D604F, 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 #5D604F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D604F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5D604F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d604f; }
.text { color: #5d604f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d604f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d604f, #55604f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D604F?: #5D604F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D604F?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 79: 93 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D604F?: The complementary color is #524F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D604F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.