What color is #5D6736?

#5D6736 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6736?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 54: 93 red, 103 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6736?

The complementary color is #403667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6736 color

#5D6736 rgb(93, 103, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D6736 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 21.2% blue (93, 103, 54).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#5D6736 color codes

HEX	`#5D6736`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -12.34, 26.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 29.02, 115.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.03, 12.294, 5.334)`
Decimal	`6121270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6736, 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 #5D6736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #5D6736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6736; }
.text { color: #5d6736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6736, #456736); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D6736?: #5D6736 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6736?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 54: 93 red, 103 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6736?: The complementary color is #403667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.