What color is #5D6350?

#5D6350 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 #5D6350?

The RGB value is 93, 99, 80: 93 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6350?

The complementary color is #565063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6350 color

#5D6350 rgb(93, 99, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6350 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.8% green and 31.4% blue (93, 99, 80).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#5D6350 color codes

HEX	`#5D6350`
RGB	`rgb(93, 99, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.94, -6.12, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.94, 11.75, 121.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.424, 11.83, 9.322)`
Decimal	`6120272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6350, 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 #5D6350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #5D6350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6350; }
.text { color: #5d6350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 99 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6350, #536350); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D6350?: #5D6350 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 #5D6350?: The RGB value is 93, 99, 80: 93 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6350?: The complementary color is #565063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.