What color is #5E8173?

#5E8173 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8173?

The RGB value is 94, 129, 115: 94 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8173?

The complementary color is #815E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8173 color

#5E8173 rgb(94, 129, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8173 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 50.6% green and 45.1% blue (94, 129, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5E8173 color codes

HEX	`#5E8173`
RGB	`rgb(94, 129, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 50.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -15.51, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 15.93, 166.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.56, 19.317, 19.125)`
Decimal	`6193523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8173, 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 #5E8173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #5E8173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8173; }
.text { color: #5e8173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 129 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8173, #5e7e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E8173?: #5E8173 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8173?: The RGB value is 94, 129, 115: 94 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8173?: The complementary color is #815E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.