What color is #5D7168?

#5D7168 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7168?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 104: 93 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7168?

The complementary color is #715D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7168 color

#5D7168 rgb(93, 113, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7168 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (93, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5D7168 color codes

HEX	`#5D7168`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, -9.4, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 9.73, 164.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.917, 15.137, 15.335)`
Decimal	`6123880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7168, 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 #5D7168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #5D7168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7168; }
.text { color: #5d7168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7168, #5d7071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7168?: #5D7168 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7168?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 104: 93 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7168?: The complementary color is #715D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.