What color is #5F642B?

#5F642B 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 #5F642B?

The RGB value is 95, 100, 43: 95 red, 100 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F642B?

The complementary color is #302B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F642B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F642B color

#5F642B rgb(95, 100, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F642B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.2% green and 16.9% blue (95, 100, 43).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 40% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#5F642B color codes

HEX	`#5F642B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 100, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 40%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 57%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 57%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, -10.94, 31.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 33.06, 109.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.713, 11.722, 4.036)`
Decimal	`6251563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F642B, 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 #5F642B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F642B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5F642B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f642b; }
.text { color: #5f642b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f642b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 100 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f642b, #43642b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F642B?: #5F642B 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 #5F642B?: The RGB value is 95, 100, 43: 95 red, 100 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F642B?: The complementary color is #302B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F642B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.