What color is #5D7F60?

#5D7F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7F60?

The RGB value is 93, 127, 96: 93 red, 127 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7F60?

The complementary color is #7F5D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7F60 color

#5D7F60 rgb(93, 127, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7F60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.8% green and 37.6% blue (93, 127, 96).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#5D7F60 color codes

HEX	`#5D7F60`
RGB	`rgb(93, 127, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, -18.73, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 22.83, 145.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.214, 18.35, 13.857)`
Decimal	`6127456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7F60, 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 #5D7F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D7F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #5D7F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7f60; }
.text { color: #5d7f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 127 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7f60, #5d7f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D7F60?: #5D7F60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7F60?: The RGB value is 93, 127, 96: 93 red, 127 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7F60?: The complementary color is #7F5D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.