What color is #5E7572?

#5E7572 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7572?

The RGB value is 94, 117, 114: 94 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7572?

The complementary color is #755E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7572 color

#5E7572 rgb(94, 117, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7572 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (94, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#5E7572 color codes

HEX	`#5E7572`
RGB	`rgb(94, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, -9.08, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 9.15, 187.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.014, 16.317, 18.327)`
Decimal	`6190450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7572, 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 #5E7572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #5E7572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7572; }
.text { color: #5e7572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7572, #5e6d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7572?: #5E7572 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7572?: The RGB value is 94, 117, 114: 94 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7572?: The complementary color is #755E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.