What color is #5F6C47?

#5F6C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6C47?

The RGB value is 95, 108, 71: 95 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6C47?

The complementary color is #54476C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6C47 color

#5F6C47 rgb(95, 108, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.4% green and 27.8% blue (95, 108, 71).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5F6C47 color codes

HEX	`#5F6C47`
RGB	`rgb(95, 108, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, -11.94, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 22.55, 121.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.219, 13.613, 7.997)`
Decimal	`6253639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6C47, 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 #5F6C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #5F6C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6c47; }
.text { color: #5f6c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 108 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6c47, #4d6c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F6C47?: #5F6C47 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6C47?: The RGB value is 95, 108, 71: 95 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6C47?: The complementary color is #54476C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.