What color is #5E6D47?

#5E6D47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6D47?

The RGB value is 94, 109, 71: 94 red, 109 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6D47?

The complementary color is #56476D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6D47 color

#5E6D47 rgb(94, 109, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E6D47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42.7% green and 27.8% blue (94, 109, 71).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#5E6D47 color codes

HEX	`#5E6D47`
RGB	`rgb(94, 109, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, -12.92, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 23.32, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.222, 13.772, 8.027)`
Decimal	`6188359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6D47, 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 #5E6D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #5E6D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6d47; }
.text { color: #5e6d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 109 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6d47, #4b6d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5E6D47?: #5E6D47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6D47?: The RGB value is 94, 109, 71: 94 red, 109 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6D47?: The complementary color is #56476D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.