What color is #5D7565?

#5D7565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7565?

The RGB value is 93, 117, 101: 93 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7565?

The complementary color is #755D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7565 color

#5D7565 rgb(93, 117, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7565 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (93, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5D7565 color codes

HEX	`#5D7565`
RGB	`rgb(93, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -12.29, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 13.66, 154.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.224, 15.989, 14.699)`
Decimal	`6124901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7565, 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 #5D7565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #5D7565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7565; }
.text { color: #5d7565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7565, #5d7571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7565?: #5D7565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7565?: The RGB value is 93, 117, 101: 93 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7565?: The complementary color is #755D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.