What color is #5E7D5B?

#5E7D5B 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 #5E7D5B?

The RGB value is 94, 125, 91: 94 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7D5B?

The complementary color is #7A5B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7D5B color

#5E7D5B rgb(94, 125, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7D5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49% green and 35.7% blue (94, 125, 91).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#5E7D5B color codes

HEX	`#5E7D5B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 125, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -18.24, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 23.64, 140.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.838, 17.802, 12.603)`
Decimal	`6192475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7D5B, 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 #5E7D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #5E7D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7d5b; }
.text { color: #5e7d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 125 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7d5b, #5b7d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E7D5B?: #5E7D5B 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 #5E7D5B?: The RGB value is 94, 125, 91: 94 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7D5B?: The complementary color is #7A5B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.