What color is #5E6339?

#5E6339 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 #5E6339?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 57: 94 red, 99 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6339?

The complementary color is #3E3963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6339 color

#5E6339 rgb(94, 99, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E6339 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 22.4% blue (94, 99, 57).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5E6339 color codes

HEX	`#5E6339`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.57, -9.25, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.57, 24.97, 111.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.817, 11.599, 5.592)`
Decimal	`6185785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6339, 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 #5E6339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #5E6339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6339; }
.text { color: #5e6339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6339, #496339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5E6339?: #5E6339 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 #5E6339?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 57: 94 red, 99 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6339?: The complementary color is #3E3963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.