What color is #5E784D?

#5E784D 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 #5E784D?

The RGB value is 94, 120, 77: 94 red, 120 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E784D?

The complementary color is #674D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E784D?

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.

#5E784D color

#5E784D rgb(94, 120, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E784D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.1% green and 30.2% blue (94, 120, 77).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E784D color codes

HEX	`#5E784D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 120, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -17.97, 20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 27.36, 131.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.672, 16.348, 9.508)`
Decimal	`6191181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E784D, 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 #5E784D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E784D 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 #5E784D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e784d; }
.text { color: #5e784d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e784d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 120 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e784d, #4d7851); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E784D?: #5E784D 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 #5E784D?: The RGB value is 94, 120, 77: 94 red, 120 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E784D?: The complementary color is #674D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E784D?: 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.