What color is #5D7F47?

#5D7F47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7F47?

The RGB value is 93, 127, 71: 93 red, 127 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7F47?

The complementary color is #69477F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7F47?

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.

#5D7F47 color

#5D7F47 rgb(93, 127, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7F47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.8% green and 27.8% blue (93, 127, 71).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D7F47 color codes

HEX	`#5D7F47`
RGB	`rgb(93, 127, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 44%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -22.91, 26.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 35.11, 130.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.241, 17.96, 8.729)`
Decimal	`6127431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7F47, 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 #5D7F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7F47 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 #5D7F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7f47; }
.text { color: #5d7f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 127 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7f47, #477f4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7F47?: #5D7F47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7F47?: The RGB value is 93, 127, 71: 93 red, 127 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7F47?: The complementary color is #69477F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7F47?: 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.