What color is #5D8274?

#5D8274 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 #5D8274?

The RGB value is 93, 130, 116: 93 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8274?

The complementary color is #825D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8274 color

#5D8274 rgb(93, 130, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8274 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (93, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5D8274 color codes

HEX	`#5D8274`
RGB	`rgb(93, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, -16.17, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 16.52, 168.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.648, 19.553, 19.469)`
Decimal	`6128244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8274, 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 #5D8274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5D8274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8274; }
.text { color: #5d8274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8274, #5d7e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D8274?: #5D8274 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 #5D8274?: The RGB value is 93, 130, 116: 93 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8274?: The complementary color is #825D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.