What color is #5F614A?

#5F614A 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 #5F614A?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 74: 95 red, 97 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F614A?

The complementary color is #4C4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F614A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F614A color

#5F614A rgb(95, 97, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F614A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 29% blue (95, 97, 74).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#5F614A color codes

HEX	`#5F614A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, -5.15, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 13.88, 111.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.23, 11.477, 8.154)`
Decimal	`6250826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F614A, 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 #5F614A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F614A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5F614A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f614a; }
.text { color: #5f614a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f614a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f614a, #54614a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F614A?: #5F614A 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 #5F614A?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 74: 95 red, 97 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F614A?: The complementary color is #4C4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F614A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.