What color is #5F6A3D?

#5F6A3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6A3D?

The RGB value is 95, 106, 61: 95 red, 106 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6A3D?

The complementary color is #483D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6A3D color

#5F6A3D rgb(95, 106, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6A3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 41.6% green and 23.9% blue (95, 106, 61).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#5F6A3D color codes

HEX	`#5F6A3D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 106, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 41.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 42%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 42%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -12.25, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 26.82, 117.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.716, 13.078, 6.374)`
Decimal	`6253117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6A3D, 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 #5F6A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5F6A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6a3d; }
.text { color: #5f6a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 106 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6a3d, #486a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6A3D?: #5F6A3D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6A3D?: The RGB value is 95, 106, 61: 95 red, 106 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6A3D?: The complementary color is #483D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.