What color is #5E5E17?

#5E5E17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5E17?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 23: 94 red, 94 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5E17?

The complementary color is #17175E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E17 color

#5E5E17 rgb(94, 94, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5E17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 9% blue (94, 94, 23).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#5E5E17 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E17`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 76%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.63, -9.52, 38.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.63, 39.56, 103.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.774, 10.447, 2.365)`
Decimal	`6184471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E17, 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 #5E5E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5E5E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e17; }
.text { color: #5e5e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e17, #3b5e17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E5E17?: #5E5E17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5E17?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 23: 94 red, 94 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E17?: The complementary color is #17175E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.