What color is #5E875D?

#5E875D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E875D?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 93: 94 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E875D?

The complementary color is #865D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E875D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E875D color

#5E875D rgb(94, 135, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E875D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 36.5% blue (94, 135, 93).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5E875D color codes

HEX	`#5E875D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -23.08, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 29.38, 141.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.255, 20.497, 13.506)`
Decimal	`6195037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E875D, 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 #5E875D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E875D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #5E875D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e875d; }
.text { color: #5e875d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e875d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e875d, #5d8771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E875D?: #5E875D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E875D?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 93: 94 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E875D?: The complementary color is #865D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E875D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.