What color is #5E7971?

#5E7971 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7971?

The RGB value is 94, 121, 113: 94 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7971?

The complementary color is #795E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7971 color

#5E7971 rgb(94, 121, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7971 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (94, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5E7971 color codes

HEX	`#5E7971`
RGB	`rgb(94, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.57, -11.56, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.57, 11.62, 174.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.433, 17.246, 18.188)`
Decimal	`6191473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7971, 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 #5E7971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #5E7971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7971; }
.text { color: #5e7971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7971, #5e7479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7971?: #5E7971 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7971?: The RGB value is 94, 121, 113: 94 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7971?: The complementary color is #795E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.