What color is #5D6F60?

#5D6F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6F60?

The RGB value is 93, 111, 96: 93 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6F60?

The complementary color is #6F5D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6F60 color

#5D6F60 rgb(93, 111, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6F60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 43.5% green and 37.6% blue (93, 111, 96).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#5D6F60 color codes

HEX	`#5D6F60`
RGB	`rgb(93, 111, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 43.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45, -9.95, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45, 11.69, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.309, 14.54, 13.222)`
Decimal	`6123360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6F60, 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 #5D6F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #5D6F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6f60; }
.text { color: #5d6f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 111 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6f60, #5d6f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D6F60?: #5D6F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6F60?: The RGB value is 93, 111, 96: 93 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6F60?: The complementary color is #6F5D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.