What color is #5E7664?

#5E7664 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7664?

The RGB value is 94, 118, 100: 94 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7664?

The complementary color is #765E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7664 color

#5E7664 rgb(94, 118, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7664 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (94, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#5E7664 color codes

HEX	`#5E7664`
RGB	`rgb(94, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, -12.69, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 14.52, 150.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.394, 16.256, 14.486)`
Decimal	`6190692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7664, 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 #5E7664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #5E7664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7664; }
.text { color: #5e7664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7664, #5e7670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7664?: #5E7664 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7664?: The RGB value is 94, 118, 100: 94 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7664?: The complementary color is #765E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.