What color is #5E603F?

#5E603F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E603F?

The RGB value is 94, 96, 63: 94 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E603F?

The complementary color is #413F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E603F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E603F color

#5E603F rgb(94, 96, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E603F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.6% green and 24.7% blue (94, 96, 63).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5E603F color codes

HEX	`#5E603F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 96, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, -6.7, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 19.8, 109.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.696, 11.104, 6.334)`
Decimal	`6185023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E603F, 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 #5E603F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E603F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #5E603F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e603f; }
.text { color: #5e603f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e603f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 96 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e603f, #4e603f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E603F?: #5E603F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E603F?: The RGB value is 94, 96, 63: 94 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E603F?: The complementary color is #413F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E603F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.