What color is #5F5D46?

#5F5D46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5D46?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 70: 95 red, 93 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D46?

The complementary color is #46485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D46 color

#5F5D46 rgb(95, 93, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5D46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 27.5% blue (95, 93, 70).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#5F5D46 color codes

HEX	`#5F5D46`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, -3.43, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 13.97, 104.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.739, 10.704, 7.346)`
Decimal	`6249798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D46, 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 #5F5D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5F5D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d46; }
.text { color: #5f5d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d46, #555f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5D46?: #5F5D46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5D46?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 70: 95 red, 93 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D46?: The complementary color is #46485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.