What color is #5E7B59?

#5E7B59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7B59?

The RGB value is 94, 123, 89: 94 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7B59?

The complementary color is #76597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7B59?

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.

#5E7B59 color

#5E7B59 rgb(94, 123, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7B59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 48.2% green and 34.9% blue (94, 123, 89).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E7B59 color codes

HEX	`#5E7B59`
RGB	`rgb(94, 123, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 48.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -17.53, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 23.27, 138.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.502, 17.266, 12.071)`
Decimal	`6191961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7B59, 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 #5E7B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7B59 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 #5E7B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7b59; }
.text { color: #5e7b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 123 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7b59, #597b65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E7B59?: #5E7B59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7B59?: The RGB value is 94, 123, 89: 94 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7B59?: The complementary color is #76597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7B59?: 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.