What color is #5E7160?

#5E7160 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7160?

The RGB value is 94, 113, 96: 94 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7160?

The complementary color is #715E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7160 color

#5E7160 rgb(94, 113, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7160 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 44.3% green and 37.6% blue (94, 113, 96).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#5E7160 color codes

HEX	`#5E7160`
RGB	`rgb(94, 113, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 44.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, -10.7, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 12.85, 146.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.632, 15.034, 13.3)`
Decimal	`6189408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7160, 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 #5E7160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #5E7160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7160; }
.text { color: #5e7160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 113 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7160, #5e7169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7160?: #5E7160 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7160?: The RGB value is 94, 113, 96: 94 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7160?: The complementary color is #715E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.