What color is #5E775C?

#5E775C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E775C?

The RGB value is 94, 119, 92: 94 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E775C?

The complementary color is #755C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E775C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E775C color

#5E775C rgb(94, 119, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E775C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (94, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5E775C color codes

HEX	`#5E775C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -14.82, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 19.02, 141.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.144, 16.346, 12.586)`
Decimal	`6190940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E775C, 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 #5E775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5E775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e775c; }
.text { color: #5e775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e775c, #5c7767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E775C?: #5E775C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E775C?: The RGB value is 94, 119, 92: 94 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E775C?: The complementary color is #755C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E775C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.