What color is #5D6543?

#5D6543 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6543?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 67: 93 red, 101 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6543?

The complementary color is #4B4365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6543 color

#5D6543 rgb(93, 101, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D6543 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 26.3% blue (93, 101, 67).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#5D6543 color codes

HEX	`#5D6543`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, -9.44, 18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 20.56, 117.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.181, 12.04, 7.097)`
Decimal	`6120771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6543, 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 #5D6543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #5D6543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6543; }
.text { color: #5d6543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6543, #4c6543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5D6543?: #5D6543 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6543?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 67: 93 red, 101 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6543?: The complementary color is #4B4365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.