What color is #5E845E?

#5E845E 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 #5E845E?

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

What is the complementary color of #5E845E?

The complementary color is #845E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E845E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E845E color

#5E845E rgb(94, 132, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E845E is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#5E845E color codes

HEX	`#5E845E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 132, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, -21.36, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 26.91, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.887, 19.69, 13.604)`
Decimal	`6194270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E845E, 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 #5E845E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E845E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #5E845E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e845e; }
.text { color: #5e845e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e845e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 132 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e845e, #5e8471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E845E?: #5E845E 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 #5E845E?: The RGB value is 94, 132, 94: 94 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E845E?: The complementary color is #845E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E845E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.