What color is #5D7441?

#5D7441 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7441?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 65: 93 red, 116 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7441?

The complementary color is #584174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7441 color

#5D7441 rgb(93, 116, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7441 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 25.5% blue (93, 116, 65).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#5D7441 color codes

HEX	`#5D7441`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, -18.02, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 31.16, 125.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.714, 15.199, 7.317)`
Decimal	`6124609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7441, 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 #5D7441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #5D7441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7441; }
.text { color: #5d7441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7441, #447441); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7441?: #5D7441 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7441?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 65: 93 red, 116 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7441?: The complementary color is #584174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.