What color is #5E806D?

#5E806D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E806D?

The RGB value is 94, 128, 109: 94 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E806D?

The complementary color is #805E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E806D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E806D color

#5E806D rgb(94, 128, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E806D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 50.2% green and 42.7% blue (94, 128, 109).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5E806D color codes

HEX	`#5E806D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 128, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 50.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -16.28, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 17.51, 158.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.095, 18.922, 17.322)`
Decimal	`6193261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E806D, 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 #5E806D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E806D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #5E806D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e806d; }
.text { color: #5e806d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e806d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 128 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e806d, #5e807e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E806D?: #5E806D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E806D?: The RGB value is 94, 128, 109: 94 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E806D?: The complementary color is #805E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E806D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.