What color is #5D6411?

#5D6411 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6411?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 17: 93 red, 100 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6411?

The complementary color is #181164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6411 color

#5D6411 rgb(93, 100, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D6411 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 6.7% blue (93, 100, 17).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 71% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#5D6411 color codes

HEX	`#5D6411`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 71%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 83%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 83%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, -13.68, 42.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 44.38, 107.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.173, 11.482, 2.263)`
Decimal	`6120465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6411, 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 #5D6411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5D6411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6411; }
.text { color: #5d6411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6411, #336411); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6411?: #5D6411 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6411?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 17: 93 red, 100 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6411?: The complementary color is #181164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.