What color is #5F6442?

#5F6442 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6442?

The RGB value is 95, 100, 66: 95 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6442?

The complementary color is #474264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6442 color

#5F6442 rgb(95, 100, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6442 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.2% green and 25.9% blue (95, 100, 66).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#5F6442 color codes

HEX	`#5F6442`
RGB	`rgb(95, 100, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, -8.14, 18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 20.38, 113.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.26, 11.941, 6.917)`
Decimal	`6251586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6442, 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 #5F6442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5F6442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6442; }
.text { color: #5f6442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 100 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6442, #4e6442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F6442?: #5F6442 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6442?: The RGB value is 95, 100, 66: 95 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6442?: The complementary color is #474264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.