What color is #5F692A?

#5F692A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F692A?

The RGB value is 95, 105, 42: 95 red, 105 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F692A?

The complementary color is #342A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F692A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F692A color

#5F692A rgb(95, 105, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F692A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.2% green and 16.5% blue (95, 105, 42).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 43% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5F692A color codes

HEX	`#5F692A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 105, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 43%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 60%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 60%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, -13.83, 33.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 36.22, 112.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.189, 12.703, 4.105)`
Decimal	`6252842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F692A, 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 #5F692A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F692A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #5F692A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f692a; }
.text { color: #5f692a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f692a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 105 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f692a, #40692a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F692A?: #5F692A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F692A?: The RGB value is 95, 105, 42: 95 red, 105 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F692A?: The complementary color is #342A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F692A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.