What color is #5E8475?

#5E8475 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 #5E8475?

The RGB value is 94, 132, 117: 94 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8475?

The complementary color is #845E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8475 color

#5E8475 rgb(94, 132, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8475 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 51.8% green and 45.9% blue (94, 132, 117).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5E8475 color codes

HEX	`#5E8475`
RGB	`rgb(94, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, -16.69, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 17.12, 167.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.077, 20.166, 19.871)`
Decimal	`6194293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8475, 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 #5E8475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #5E8475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8475; }
.text { color: #5e8475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8475, #5e8084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E8475?: #5E8475 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 #5E8475?: The RGB value is 94, 132, 117: 94 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8475?: The complementary color is #845E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.