What color is #5F634F?

#5F634F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F634F?

The RGB value is 95, 99, 79: 95 red, 99 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F634F?

The complementary color is #534F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F634F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F634F color

#5F634F rgb(95, 99, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F634F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38.8% green and 31% blue (95, 99, 79).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#5F634F color codes

HEX	`#5F634F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 99, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.09, -5.47, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.09, 12.16, 116.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.592, 11.921, 9.139)`
Decimal	`6251343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F634F, 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 #5F634F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F634F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #5F634F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f634f; }
.text { color: #5f634f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f634f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 99 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f634f, #55634f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F634F?: #5F634F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F634F?: The RGB value is 95, 99, 79: 95 red, 99 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F634F?: The complementary color is #534F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F634F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.