What color is #5E735A?

#5E735A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E735A?

The RGB value is 94, 115, 90: 94 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E735A?

The complementary color is #6F5A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E735A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E735A color

#5E735A rgb(94, 115, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E735A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.1% green and 35.3% blue (94, 115, 90).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5E735A color codes

HEX	`#5E735A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 115, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, -12.99, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 17.24, 138.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.592, 15.379, 11.976)`
Decimal	`6189914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E735A, 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 #5E735A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E735A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #5E735A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e735a; }
.text { color: #5e735a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e735a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 115 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e735a, #5a7362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E735A?: #5E735A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E735A?: The RGB value is 94, 115, 90: 94 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E735A?: The complementary color is #6F5A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E735A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.