What color is #5F6454?

#5F6454 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 #5F6454?

The RGB value is 95, 100, 84: 95 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6454?

The complementary color is #595464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6454 color

#5F6454 rgb(95, 100, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6454 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.2% green and 32.9% blue (95, 100, 84).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#5F6454 color codes

HEX	`#5F6454`
RGB	`rgb(95, 100, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -5.15, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 9.88, 121.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.877, 12.187, 10.165)`
Decimal	`6251604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6454, 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 #5F6454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5F6454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6454; }
.text { color: #5f6454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 100 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6454, #576454); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F6454?: #5F6454 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 #5F6454?: The RGB value is 95, 100, 84: 95 red, 100 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6454?: The complementary color is #595464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.