What color is #5E7461?

#5E7461 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7461?

The RGB value is 94, 116, 97: 94 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7461?

The complementary color is #745E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7461 color

#5E7461 rgb(94, 116, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7461 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.5% green and 38% blue (94, 116, 97).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5E7461 color codes

HEX	`#5E7461`
RGB	`rgb(94, 116, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -12.19, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 14.5, 147.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.019, 15.733, 13.658)`
Decimal	`6190177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7461, 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 #5E7461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #5E7461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7461; }
.text { color: #5e7461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 116 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7461, #5e746c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7461?: #5E7461 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7461?: The RGB value is 94, 116, 97: 94 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7461?: The complementary color is #745E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.