What color is #5E7547?

#5E7547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7547?

The RGB value is 94, 117, 71: 94 red, 117 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7547?

The complementary color is #5E4775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7547 color

#5E7547 rgb(94, 117, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7547 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.9% green and 27.8% blue (94, 117, 71).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#5E7547 color codes

HEX	`#5E7547`
RGB	`rgb(94, 117, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 39%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, -17.28, 22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 28.52, 127.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.115, 15.557, 8.325)`
Decimal	`6190407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7547, 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 #5E7547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #5E7547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7547; }
.text { color: #5e7547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 117 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7547, #477547); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E7547?: #5E7547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7547?: The RGB value is 94, 117, 71: 94 red, 117 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7547?: The complementary color is #5E4775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.