What color is #5F5E47?

#5F5E47 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 #5F5E47?

The RGB value is 95, 94, 71: 95 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5E47?

The complementary color is #47485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5E47 color

#5F5E47 rgb(95, 94, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5E47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.9% green and 27.8% blue (95, 94, 71).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#5F5E47 color codes

HEX	`#5F5E47`
RGB	`rgb(95, 94, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -3.86, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 13.92, 106.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.859, 10.893, 7.543)`
Decimal	`6250055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5E47, 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 #5F5E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5F5E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5e47; }
.text { color: #5f5e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 94 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5e47, #545f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F5E47?: #5F5E47 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 #5F5E47?: The RGB value is 95, 94, 71: 95 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5E47?: The complementary color is #47485F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.