What color is #5D774A?

#5D774A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D774A?

The RGB value is 93, 119, 74: 93 red, 119 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D774A?

The complementary color is #644A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D774A?

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.

#5D774A color

#5D774A rgb(93, 119, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D774A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 46.7% green and 29% blue (93, 119, 74).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D774A color codes

HEX	`#5D774A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 119, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 46.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, -18.3, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 28.43, 130.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.347, 16.015, 8.918)`
Decimal	`6125386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D774A, 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 #5D774A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D774A 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 #5D774A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d774a; }
.text { color: #5d774a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d774a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 119 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d774a, #4a774e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D774A?: #5D774A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D774A?: The RGB value is 93, 119, 74: 93 red, 119 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D774A?: The complementary color is #644A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D774A?: 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.