What color is #5E604D?

#5E604D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E604D?

The RGB value is 94, 96, 77: 94 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E604D?

The complementary color is #4F4D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E604D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E604D color

#5E604D rgb(94, 96, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E604D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.6% green and 30.2% blue (94, 96, 77).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#5E604D color codes

HEX	`#5E604D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 96, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, -4.47, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 11.52, 112.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.138, 11.281, 8.663)`
Decimal	`6185037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E604D, 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 #5E604D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E604D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #5E604D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e604d; }
.text { color: #5e604d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e604d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 96 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e604d, #55604d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E604D?: #5E604D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E604D?: The RGB value is 94, 96, 77: 94 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E604D?: The complementary color is #4F4D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E604D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.