What color is #5E6733?

#5E6733 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6733?

The RGB value is 94, 103, 51: 94 red, 103 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6733?

The complementary color is #3C3367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6733 color

#5E6733 rgb(94, 103, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E6733 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.4% green and 20% blue (94, 103, 51).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#5E6733 color codes

HEX	`#5E6733`
RGB	`rgb(94, 103, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, -12.24, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 30.56, 113.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.064, 12.319, 4.979)`
Decimal	`6186803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6733, 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 #5E6733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #5E6733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6733; }
.text { color: #5e6733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 103 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6733, #446733); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E6733?: #5E6733 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6733?: The RGB value is 94, 103, 51: 94 red, 103 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6733?: The complementary color is #3C3367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.