What color is #5E705B?

#5E705B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E705B?

The RGB value is 94, 112, 91: 94 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E705B?

The complementary color is #6D5B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E705B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E705B color

#5E705B rgb(94, 112, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E705B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 43.9% green and 35.7% blue (94, 112, 91).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#5E705B color codes

HEX	`#5E705B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 112, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 43.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -11.13, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 14.62, 139.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.298, 14.723, 12.089)`
Decimal	`6189147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E705B, 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 #5E705B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E705B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5E705B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e705b; }
.text { color: #5e705b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e705b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 112 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e705b, #5b7063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E705B?: #5E705B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E705B?: The RGB value is 94, 112, 91: 94 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E705B?: The complementary color is #6D5B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E705B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.