What color is #5D6434?

#5D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6434?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 52: 93 red, 100 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6434?

The complementary color is #3B3464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6434?

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.

#5D6434 color

#5D6434 rgb(93, 100, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 20.4% blue (93, 100, 52).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D6434 color codes

HEX	`#5D6434`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 48%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, -10.89, 26.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 28.37, 112.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.691, 11.69, 4.994)`
Decimal	`6120500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6434, 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 #5D6434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6434 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 #5D6434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6434; }
.text { color: #5d6434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6434, #456434); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6434?: #5D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6434?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 52: 93 red, 100 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6434?: The complementary color is #3B3464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6434?: 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.