What color is #5E654C?

#5E654C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E654C?

The RGB value is 94, 101, 76: 94 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E654C?

The complementary color is #534C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E654C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E654C color

#5E654C rgb(94, 101, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E654C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 39.6% green and 29.8% blue (94, 101, 76).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5E654C color codes

HEX	`#5E654C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 101, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 39.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, -7.57, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 15.29, 119.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.574, 12.209, 8.636)`
Decimal	`6186316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E654C, 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 #5E654C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E654C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5E654C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e654c; }
.text { color: #5e654c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e654c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 101 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e654c, #52654c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E654C?: #5E654C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E654C?: The RGB value is 94, 101, 76: 94 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E654C?: The complementary color is #534C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E654C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.