What color is #5D7E6B?

#5D7E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7E6B?

The RGB value is 93, 126, 107: 93 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7E6B?

The complementary color is #7E5D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7E6B color

#5D7E6B rgb(93, 126, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7E6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (93, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5D7E6B color codes

HEX	`#5D7E6B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -15.97, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 17.27, 157.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.628, 18.31, 16.67)`
Decimal	`6127211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7E6B, 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 #5D7E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #5D7E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7e6b; }
.text { color: #5d7e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7e6b, #5d7e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7E6B?: #5D7E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7E6B?: The RGB value is 93, 126, 107: 93 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7E6B?: The complementary color is #7E5D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.