What color is #5F6048?

#5F6048 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 #5F6048?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 72: 95 red, 96 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6048?

The complementary color is #494860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6048 color

#5F6048 rgb(95, 96, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F6048 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 28.2% blue (95, 96, 72).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#5F6048 color codes

HEX	`#5F6048`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 25%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, -4.88, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 14.48, 109.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.072, 11.267, 7.774)`
Decimal	`6250568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6048, 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 #5F6048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5F6048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6048; }
.text { color: #5f6048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6048, #536048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F6048?: #5F6048 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 #5F6048?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 72: 95 red, 96 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6048?: The complementary color is #494860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.