What color is #5D7E59?

#5D7E59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7E59?

The RGB value is 93, 126, 89: 93 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7E59?

The complementary color is #7A597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7E59 color

#5D7E59 rgb(93, 126, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7E59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.4% green and 34.9% blue (93, 126, 89).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5D7E59 color codes

HEX	`#5D7E59`
RGB	`rgb(93, 126, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, -19.5, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 25.52, 139.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.778, 17.97, 12.192)`
Decimal	`6127193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7E59, 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 #5D7E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #5D7E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7e59; }
.text { color: #5d7e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 126 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7e59, #597e68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7E59?: #5D7E59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7E59?: The RGB value is 93, 126, 89: 93 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7E59?: The complementary color is #7A597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.