What color is #5F6949?

#5F6949 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6949?

The RGB value is 95, 105, 73: 95 red, 105 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6949?

The complementary color is #534969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6949 color

#5F6949 rgb(95, 105, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6949 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.2% green and 28.6% blue (95, 105, 73).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#5F6949 color codes

HEX	`#5F6949`
RGB	`rgb(95, 105, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, -9.94, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 19.5, 120.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.973, 13.017, 8.236)`
Decimal	`6252873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6949, 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 #5F6949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #5F6949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6949; }
.text { color: #5f6949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 105 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6949, #4f6949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F6949?: #5F6949 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6949?: The RGB value is 95, 105, 73: 95 red, 105 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6949?: The complementary color is #534969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.