What color is #5E613C?

#5E613C 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 #5E613C?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 60: 94 red, 97 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E613C?

The complementary color is #3F3C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E613C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E613C color

#5E613C rgb(94, 97, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E613C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 23.5% blue (94, 97, 60).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#5E613C color codes

HEX	`#5E613C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 38%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -7.7, 20.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 22.12, 110.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.706, 11.255, 5.935)`
Decimal	`6185276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E613C, 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 #5E613C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E613C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5E613C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e613c; }
.text { color: #5e613c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e613c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e613c, #4c613c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E613C?: #5E613C 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 #5E613C?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 60: 94 red, 97 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E613C?: The complementary color is #3F3C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E613C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.