What color is #5F5937?

#5F5937 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5937?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 55: 95 red, 89 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5937?

The complementary color is #373D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5937 color

#5F5937 rgb(95, 89, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5937 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 21.6% blue (95, 89, 55).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#5F5937 color codes

HEX	`#5F5937`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, -3.2, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 20.8, 98.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.981, 9.854, 5.043)`
Decimal	`6248759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5937, 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 #5F5937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5F5937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5937; }
.text { color: #5f5937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5937, #515f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5F5937?: #5F5937 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5937?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 55: 95 red, 89 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5937?: The complementary color is #373D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.