What color is #5F5F03?

#5F5F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5F03?

The RGB value is 95, 95, 3: 95 red, 95 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5F03?

The complementary color is #03035F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5F03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5F03 color

#5F5F03 rgb(95, 95, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.3% green and 1.2% blue (95, 95, 3).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 94% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#5F5F03 color codes

HEX	`#5F5F03`
RGB	`rgb(95, 95, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 94%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 97%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 97%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, -10.37, 45.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 46.2, 102.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.828, 10.624, 1.672)`
Decimal	`6250243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5F03, 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 #5F5F03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5F03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #5F5F03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5f03; }
.text { color: #5f5f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5f03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 95 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5f03, #315f03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5F03?: #5F5F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5F03?: The RGB value is 95, 95, 3: 95 red, 95 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5F03?: The complementary color is #03035F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5F03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.