What color is #5D6454?

#5D6454 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 #5D6454?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 84: 93 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6454?

The complementary color is #5B5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6454 color

#5D6454 rgb(93, 100, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6454 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 32.9% blue (93, 100, 84).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5D6454 color codes

HEX	`#5D6454`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 16%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, -5.97, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 10.12, 126.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.671, 12.082, 10.156)`
Decimal	`6120532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6454, 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 #5D6454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5D6454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6454; }
.text { color: #5d6454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6454, #556454); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6454?: #5D6454 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 #5D6454?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 84: 93 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6454?: The complementary color is #5B5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.