What color is #5E794F?

#5E794F 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 #5E794F?

The RGB value is 94, 121, 79: 94 red, 121 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E794F?

The complementary color is #6A4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E794F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E794F color

#5E794F rgb(94, 121, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E794F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.5% green and 31% blue (94, 121, 79).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5E794F color codes

HEX	`#5E794F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 121, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, -18.18, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 26.99, 132.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.864, 16.619, 9.926)`
Decimal	`6191439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E794F, 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 #5E794F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E794F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #5E794F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e794f; }
.text { color: #5e794f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e794f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 121 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e794f, #4f7955); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E794F?: #5E794F 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 #5E794F?: The RGB value is 94, 121, 79: 94 red, 121 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E794F?: The complementary color is #6A4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E794F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.