What color is #5D7D72?

#5D7D72 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 #5D7D72?

The RGB value is 93, 125, 114: 93 red, 125 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7D72?

The complementary color is #7D5D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7D72 color

#5D7D72 rgb(93, 125, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7D72 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49% green and 44.7% blue (93, 125, 114).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5D7D72 color codes

HEX	`#5D7D72`
RGB	`rgb(93, 125, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, -13.89, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 14.08, 170.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.884, 18.209, 18.647)`
Decimal	`6126962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7D72, 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 #5D7D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #5D7D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7d72; }
.text { color: #5d7d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 125 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7d72, #5d787d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7D72?: #5D7D72 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 #5D7D72?: The RGB value is 93, 125, 114: 93 red, 125 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7D72?: The complementary color is #7D5D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.