What color is #5D6253?

#5D6253 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 #5D6253?

The RGB value is 93, 98, 83: 93 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6253?

The complementary color is #585362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6253 color

#5D6253 rgb(93, 98, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6253 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.4% green and 32.5% blue (93, 98, 83).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5D6253 color codes

HEX	`#5D6253`
RGB	`rgb(93, 98, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -4.98, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 9.33, 122.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.443, 11.687, 9.888)`
Decimal	`6120019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6253, 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 #5D6253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5D6253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6253; }
.text { color: #5d6253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 98 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6253, #566253); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6253?: #5D6253 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 #5D6253?: The RGB value is 93, 98, 83: 93 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6253?: The complementary color is #585362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.