What color is #5E7751?

#5E7751 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7751?

The RGB value is 94, 119, 81: 94 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7751?

The complementary color is #6A5177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7751 color

#5E7751 rgb(94, 119, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7751 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.7% green and 31.8% blue (94, 119, 81).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5E7751 color codes

HEX	`#5E7751`
RGB	`rgb(94, 119, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, -16.78, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 24.62, 132.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.698, 16.167, 10.235)`
Decimal	`6190929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7751, 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 #5E7751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #5E7751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7751; }
.text { color: #5e7751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 119 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7751, #517757); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E7751?: #5E7751 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7751?: The RGB value is 94, 119, 81: 94 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7751?: The complementary color is #6A5177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.