What color is #5E7640?

#5E7640 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7640?

The RGB value is 94, 118, 64: 94 red, 118 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7640?

The complementary color is #584076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7640 color

#5E7640 rgb(94, 118, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7640 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.3% green and 25.1% blue (94, 118, 64).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#5E7640 color codes

HEX	`#5E7640`
RGB	`rgb(94, 118, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 46%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.59, -18.8, 26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.59, 32.78, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.02, 15.707, 7.248)`
Decimal	`6190656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7640, 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 #5E7640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #5E7640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7640; }
.text { color: #5e7640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 118 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7640, #437640); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E7640?: #5E7640 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7640?: The RGB value is 94, 118, 64: 94 red, 118 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7640?: The complementary color is #584076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.