What color is #5E6D57?

#5E6D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6D57?

The RGB value is 94, 109, 87: 94 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6D57?

The complementary color is #66576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6D57 color

#5E6D57 rgb(94, 109, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E6D57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (94, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#5E6D57 color codes

HEX	`#5E6D57`
RGB	`rgb(94, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.24, -10.19, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.24, 14.59, 134.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.805, 14.005, 11.096)`
Decimal	`6188375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6D57, 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 #5E6D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	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 #5E6D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6d57; }
.text { color: #5e6d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6d57, #576d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E6D57?: #5E6D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6D57?: The RGB value is 94, 109, 87: 94 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6D57?: The complementary color is #66576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.