What color is #5E7F6A?

#5E7F6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7F6A?

The RGB value is 94, 127, 106: 94 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7F6A?

The complementary color is #7F5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7F6A?

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

#5E7F6A color

#5E7F6A rgb(94, 127, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7F6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49.8% green and 41.6% blue (94, 127, 106).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E7F6A color codes

HEX	`#5E7F6A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 127, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, -16.37, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 18.08, 154.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.806, 18.598, 16.443)`
Decimal	`6193002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7F6A, 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 #5E7F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #5E7F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7f6a; }
.text { color: #5e7f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 127 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7f6a, #5e7f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7F6A?: #5E7F6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7F6A?: The RGB value is 94, 127, 106: 94 red, 127 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7F6A?: The complementary color is #7F5E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7F6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.