What color is #5E6138?

#5E6138 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6138?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 56: 94 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6138?

The complementary color is #3B3861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6138 color

#5E6138 rgb(94, 97, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E6138 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 22% blue (94, 97, 56).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5E6138 color codes

HEX	`#5E6138`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 42%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, -8.23, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 24.4, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.605, 11.215, 5.399)`
Decimal	`6185272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6138, 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 #5E6138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5E6138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6138; }
.text { color: #5e6138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6138, #4a6138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E6138?: #5E6138 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6138?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 56: 94 red, 97 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6138?: The complementary color is #3B3861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.