What color is #5D6532?

#5D6532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6532?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 50: 93 red, 101 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6532?

The complementary color is #3A3265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6532 color

#5D6532 rgb(93, 101, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D6532 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 19.6% blue (93, 101, 50).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5D6532 color codes

HEX	`#5D6532`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, -11.68, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 30.02, 112.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.744, 11.865, 4.794)`
Decimal	`6120754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6532, 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 #5D6532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #5D6532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6532; }
.text { color: #5d6532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6532, #446532); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6532?: #5D6532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6532?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 50: 93 red, 101 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6532?: The complementary color is #3A3265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.