What color is #5D6453?

#5D6453 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 #5D6453?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 83: 93 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6453?

The complementary color is #5A5364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6453 color

#5D6453 rgb(93, 100, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6453 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 32.5% blue (93, 100, 83).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#5D6453 color codes

HEX	`#5D6453`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.32, -6.15, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.32, 10.69, 125.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.632, 12.066, 9.951)`
Decimal	`6120531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6453, 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 #5D6453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #5D6453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6453; }
.text { color: #5d6453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6453, #546453); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6453?: #5D6453 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 #5D6453?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 83: 93 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6453?: The complementary color is #5A5364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.