What color is #5F6F48?

#5F6F48 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 #5F6F48?

The RGB value is 95, 111, 72: 95 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6F48?

The complementary color is #58486F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6F48 color

#5F6F48 rgb(95, 111, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6F48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.5% green and 28.2% blue (95, 111, 72).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#5F6F48 color codes

HEX	`#5F6F48`
RGB	`rgb(95, 111, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, -13.46, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 23.94, 124.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.573, 14.27, 8.274)`
Decimal	`6254408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6F48, 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 #5F6F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #5F6F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6f48; }
.text { color: #5f6f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 111 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6f48, #4b6f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F6F48?: #5F6F48 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 #5F6F48?: The RGB value is 95, 111, 72: 95 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6F48?: The complementary color is #58486F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.