What color is #5E643D?

#5E643D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E643D?

The RGB value is 94, 100, 61: 94 red, 100 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E643D?

The complementary color is #433D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E643D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E643D color

#5E643D rgb(94, 100, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E643D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 39.2% green and 23.9% blue (94, 100, 61).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#5E643D color codes

HEX	`#5E643D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 100, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 39.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 39%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 39%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -9.29, 21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 23.3, 113.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.016, 11.831, 6.17)`
Decimal	`6186045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E643D, 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 #5E643D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E643D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5E643D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e643d; }
.text { color: #5e643d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e643d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 100 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e643d, #4b643d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5E643D?: #5E643D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E643D?: The RGB value is 94, 100, 61: 94 red, 100 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E643D?: The complementary color is #433D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E643D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.