What color is #5D736D?

#5D736D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D736D?

The RGB value is 93, 115, 109: 93 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D736D?

The complementary color is #735D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D736D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D736D color

#5D736D rgb(93, 115, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D736D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (93, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#5D736D color codes

HEX	`#5D736D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, -9.43, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 9.45, 176.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.405, 15.692, 16.788)`
Decimal	`6124397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D736D, 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 #5D736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #5D736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d736d; }
.text { color: #5d736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d736d, #5d6e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D736D?: #5D736D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D736D?: The RGB value is 93, 115, 109: 93 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D736D?: The complementary color is #735D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D736D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.