What color is #5D7153?

#5D7153 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7153?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 83: 93 red, 113 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7153?

The complementary color is #675371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7153 color

#5D7153 rgb(93, 113, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7153 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 32.5% blue (93, 113, 83).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#5D7153 color codes

HEX	`#5D7153`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -13.55, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 19.69, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.98, 14.762, 10.4)`
Decimal	`6123859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7153, 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 #5D7153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #5D7153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7153; }
.text { color: #5d7153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7153, #537158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D7153?: #5D7153 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7153?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 83: 93 red, 113 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7153?: The complementary color is #675371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.