What color is #5E765B?

#5E765B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E765B?

The RGB value is 94, 118, 91: 94 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E765B?

The complementary color is #735B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E765B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E765B color

#5E765B rgb(94, 118, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E765B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.3% green and 35.7% blue (94, 118, 91).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#5E765B color codes

HEX	`#5E765B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 118, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -14.46, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 18.83, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.982, 16.092, 12.317)`
Decimal	`6190683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E765B, 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 #5E765B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E765B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #5E765B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e765b; }
.text { color: #5e765b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e765b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 118 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e765b, #5b7666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E765B?: #5E765B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E765B?: The RGB value is 94, 118, 91: 94 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E765B?: The complementary color is #735B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E765B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.