What color is #5D7D6C?

#5D7D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7D6C?

The RGB value is 93, 125, 108: 93 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7D6C?

The complementary color is #7D5D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7D6C color

#5D7D6C rgb(93, 125, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7D6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49% green and 42.4% blue (93, 125, 108).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5D7D6C color codes

HEX	`#5D7D6C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 125, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -15.22, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 16.21, 159.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.554, 18.077, 16.907)`
Decimal	`6126956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7D6C, 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 #5D7D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #5D7D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7d6c; }
.text { color: #5d7d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 125 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7d6c, #5d7d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7D6C?: #5D7D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7D6C?: The RGB value is 93, 125, 108: 93 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7D6C?: The complementary color is #7D5D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.