What color is #5E7C75?

#5E7C75 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 #5E7C75?

The RGB value is 94, 124, 117: 94 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7C75?

The complementary color is #7C5E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7C75 color

#5E7C75 rgb(94, 124, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7C75 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 48.6% green and 45.9% blue (94, 124, 117).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5E7C75 color codes

HEX	`#5E7C75`
RGB	`rgb(94, 124, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 48.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -12.32, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 12.32, 178.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.034, 18.079, 19.524)`
Decimal	`6192245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7C75, 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 #5E7C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #5E7C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7c75; }
.text { color: #5e7c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 124 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7c75, #5e747c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7C75?: #5E7C75 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 #5E7C75?: The RGB value is 94, 124, 117: 94 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7C75?: The complementary color is #7C5E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.