What color is #5E875B?

#5E875B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E875B?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 91: 94 red, 135 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E875B?

The complementary color is #845B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E875B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E875B color

#5E875B rgb(94, 135, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E875B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 35.7% blue (94, 135, 91).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5E875B color codes

HEX	`#5E875B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, -23.43, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 30.33, 140.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.168, 20.462, 13.046)`
Decimal	`6195035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E875B, 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 #5E875B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E875B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #5E875B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e875b; }
.text { color: #5e875b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e875b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e875b, #5b876e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E875B?: #5E875B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E875B?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 91: 94 red, 135 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E875B?: The complementary color is #845B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E875B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.