What color is #5E8457?

#5E8457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8457?

The RGB value is 94, 132, 87: 94 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8457?

The complementary color is #7D5784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8457?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8457 color

#5E8457 rgb(94, 132, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8457 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 51.8% green and 34.1% blue (94, 132, 87).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5E8457 color codes

HEX	`#5E8457`
RGB	`rgb(94, 132, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -22.59, 20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 30.28, 138.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.587, 19.57, 12.024)`
Decimal	`6194263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8457, 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 #5E8457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5E8457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8457; }
.text { color: #5e8457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 132 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8457, #578466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8457?: #5E8457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8457?: The RGB value is 94, 132, 87: 94 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8457?: The complementary color is #7D5784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8457?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.