What color is #5D7458?

#5D7458 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7458?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 88: 93 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7458?

The complementary color is #6F5874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7458 color

#5D7458 rgb(93, 116, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7458 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 34.5% blue (93, 116, 88).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#5D7458 color codes

HEX	`#5D7458`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, -14.3, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 19.17, 138.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.521, 15.522, 11.567)`
Decimal	`6124632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7458, 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 #5D7458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #5D7458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7458; }
.text { color: #5d7458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7458, #587461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D7458?: #5D7458 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7458?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 88: 93 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7458?: The complementary color is #6F5874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.