What color is #5E856B?

#5E856B 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 #5E856B?

The RGB value is 94, 133, 107: 94 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E856B?

The complementary color is #855E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E856B color

#5E856B rgb(94, 133, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E856B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (94, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5E856B color codes

HEX	`#5E856B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -19.36, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 21.66, 153.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.657, 20.216, 16.984)`
Decimal	`6194539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E856B, 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 #5E856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #5E856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e856b; }
.text { color: #5e856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e856b, #5e857f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E856B?: #5E856B 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 #5E856B?: The RGB value is 94, 133, 107: 94 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E856B?: The complementary color is #855E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.