What color is #5E755C?

#5E755C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E755C?

The RGB value is 94, 117, 92: 94 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E755C?

The complementary color is #735C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E755C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E755C color

#5E755C rgb(94, 117, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E755C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.9% green and 36.1% blue (94, 117, 92).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5E755C color codes

HEX	`#5E755C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 117, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.81, -13.72, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.81, 17.63, 141.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.909, 15.875, 12.507)`
Decimal	`6190428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E755C, 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 #5E755C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E755C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #5E755C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e755c; }
.text { color: #5e755c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e755c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 117 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e755c, #5c7566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E755C?: #5E755C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E755C?: The RGB value is 94, 117, 92: 94 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E755C?: The complementary color is #735C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E755C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.