What color is #5D8265?

#5D8265 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 #5D8265?

The RGB value is 93, 130, 101: 93 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8265?

The complementary color is #825D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8265 color

#5D8265 rgb(93, 130, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8265 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51% green and 39.6% blue (93, 130, 101).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#5D8265 color codes

HEX	`#5D8265`
RGB	`rgb(93, 130, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, -19.34, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 22.55, 149.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.845, 19.231, 15.239)`
Decimal	`6128229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8265, 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 #5D8265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #5D8265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8265; }
.text { color: #5d8265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 130 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8265, #5d8277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8265?: #5D8265 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 #5D8265?: The RGB value is 93, 130, 101: 93 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8265?: The complementary color is #825D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.