What color is #5E7A6A?

#5E7A6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7A6A?

The RGB value is 94, 122, 106: 94 red, 122 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7A6A?

The complementary color is #7A5E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7A6A color

#5E7A6A rgb(94, 122, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7A6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.8% green and 41.6% blue (94, 122, 106).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#5E7A6A color codes

HEX	`#5E7A6A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 122, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, -13.65, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 14.71, 158.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.176, 17.339, 16.233)`
Decimal	`6191722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7A6A, 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 #5E7A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #5E7A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7a6a; }
.text { color: #5e7a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 122 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7a6a, #5e7a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7A6A?: #5E7A6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7A6A?: The RGB value is 94, 122, 106: 94 red, 122 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7A6A?: The complementary color is #7A5E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.