What color is #5F633B?

#5F633B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F633B?

The RGB value is 95, 99, 59: 95 red, 99 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F633B?

The complementary color is #3F3B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F633B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F633B color

#5F633B rgb(95, 99, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F633B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38.8% green and 23.1% blue (95, 99, 59).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#5F633B color codes

HEX	`#5F633B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 99, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.69, -8.55, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.69, 23.8, 111.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.971, 11.672, 5.865)`
Decimal	`6251323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F633B, 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 #5F633B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F633B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #5F633B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f633b; }
.text { color: #5f633b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f633b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 99 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f633b, #4b633b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F633B?: #5F633B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F633B?: The RGB value is 95, 99, 59: 95 red, 99 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F633B?: The complementary color is #3F3B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F633B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.