What color is #5D6725?

#5D6725 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6725?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 37: 93 red, 103 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6725?

The complementary color is #2F2567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6725 color

#5D6725 rgb(93, 103, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D6725 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 14.5% blue (93, 103, 37).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 47% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#5D6725 color codes

HEX	`#5D6725`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 47%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 64%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 64%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.47, -14.07, 34.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.47, 37.7, 111.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.699, 12.161, 3.586)`
Decimal	`6121253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6725, 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 #5D6725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #5D6725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6725; }
.text { color: #5d6725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6725, #3c6725); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6725?: #5D6725 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6725?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 37: 93 red, 103 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6725?: The complementary color is #2F2567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.