What color is #5D705E?

#5D705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D705E?

The RGB value is 93, 112, 94: 93 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D705E?

The complementary color is #705D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D705E color

#5D705E rgb(93, 112, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D705E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (93, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#5D705E color codes

HEX	`#5D705E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -10.92, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 13.35, 144.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.328, 14.723, 12.78)`
Decimal	`6123614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D705E, 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 #5D705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5D705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d705e; }
.text { color: #5d705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d705e, #5d7068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D705E?: #5D705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D705E?: The RGB value is 93, 112, 94: 93 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D705E?: The complementary color is #705D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.