What color is #5E6140?

#5E6140 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 #5E6140?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 64: 94 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6140?

The complementary color is #434061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6140 color

#5E6140 rgb(94, 97, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E6140 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 25.1% blue (94, 97, 64).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% 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 6.44:1).

#5E6140 color codes

HEX	`#5E6140`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, -7.14, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 19.8, 111.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.816, 11.299, 6.513)`
Decimal	`6185280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6140, 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 #5E6140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #5E6140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6140; }
.text { color: #5e6140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6140, #4e6140); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E6140?: #5E6140 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 #5E6140?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 64: 94 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6140?: The complementary color is #434061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.