What color is #5F6F3B?

#5F6F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6F3B?

The RGB value is 95, 111, 59: 95 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6F3B?

The complementary color is #4B3B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6F3B color

#5F6F3B rgb(95, 111, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.5% green and 23.1% blue (95, 111, 59).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#5F6F3B color codes

HEX	`#5F6F3B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 111, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 47%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, -15.27, 26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 30.93, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.193, 14.118, 6.272)`
Decimal	`6254395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6F3B, 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 #5F6F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #5F6F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6f3b; }
.text { color: #5f6f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 111 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6f3b, #456f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F6F3B?: #5F6F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6F3B?: The RGB value is 95, 111, 59: 95 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6F3B?: The complementary color is #4B3B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.