What color is #5D7B6C?

#5D7B6C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7B6C?

The RGB value is 93, 123, 108: 93 red, 123 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7B6C?

The complementary color is #7B5D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7B6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7B6C color

#5D7B6C rgb(93, 123, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7B6C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 48.2% green and 42.4% blue (93, 123, 108).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#5D7B6C color codes

HEX	`#5D7B6C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 123, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 48.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, -14.12, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 14.89, 161.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.303, 17.575, 16.823)`
Decimal	`6126444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7B6C, 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 #5D7B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #5D7B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7b6c; }
.text { color: #5d7b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 123 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7b6c, #5d7b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D7B6C?: #5D7B6C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7B6C?: The RGB value is 93, 123, 108: 93 red, 123 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7B6C?: The complementary color is #7B5D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7B6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.