What color is #5D8074?

#5D8074 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8074?

The RGB value is 93, 128, 116: 93 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8074?

The complementary color is #805D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8074 color

#5D8074 rgb(93, 128, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8074 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (93, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#5D8074 color codes

HEX	`#5D8074`
RGB	`rgb(93, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, -15.08, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 15.29, 170.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.385, 19.026, 19.381)`
Decimal	`6127732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8074, 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 #5D8074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #5D8074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8074; }
.text { color: #5d8074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8074, #5d7b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D8074?: #5D8074 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8074?: The RGB value is 93, 128, 116: 93 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8074?: The complementary color is #805D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.