What color is #5E5F00?

#5E5F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5F00?

The RGB value is 94, 95, 0: 94 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5F00?

The complementary color is #01005F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5F00 color

#5E5F00 rgb(94, 95, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.3% green and 0% blue (94, 95, 0).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5E5F00 color codes

HEX	`#5E5F00`
RGB	`rgb(94, 95, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 100%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.84, -10.96, 45.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.84, 47.05, 103.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.709, 10.564, 1.58)`
Decimal	`6184704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5F00, 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 #5E5F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5E5F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5f00; }
.text { color: #5e5f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 95 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5f00, #2e5f00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E5F00?: #5E5F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5F00?: The RGB value is 94, 95, 0: 94 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5F00?: The complementary color is #01005F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.