What color is #5F6134?

#5F6134 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6134?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 52: 95 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6134?

The complementary color is #363461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6134 color

#5F6134 rgb(95, 97, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F6134 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 20.4% blue (95, 97, 52).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#5F6134 color codes

HEX	`#5F6134`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 46%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, -8.27, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 26.62, 108.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.614, 11.23, 4.909)`
Decimal	`6250804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6134, 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 #5F6134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #5F6134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6134; }
.text { color: #5f6134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6134, #496134); }

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Questions

What color is #5F6134?: #5F6134 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6134?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 52: 95 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6134?: The complementary color is #363461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.