What color is #5E7159?

#5E7159 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7159?

The RGB value is 94, 113, 89: 94 red, 113 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7159?

The complementary color is #6C5971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7159 color

#5E7159 rgb(94, 113, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7159 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 44.3% green and 34.9% blue (94, 113, 89).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#5E7159 color codes

HEX	`#5E7159`
RGB	`rgb(94, 113, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 44.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, -12.07, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 16.35, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.324, 14.911, 11.678)`
Decimal	`6189401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7159, 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 #5E7159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5E7159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7159; }
.text { color: #5e7159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 113 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7159, #597160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E7159?: #5E7159 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7159?: The RGB value is 94, 113, 89: 94 red, 113 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7159?: The complementary color is #6C5971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.