What color is #5E8765?

#5E8765 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 #5E8765?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 101: 94 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8765?

The complementary color is #875E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8765?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8765 color

#5E8765 rgb(94, 135, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8765 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 39.6% blue (94, 135, 101).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#5E8765 color codes

HEX	`#5E8765`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, -21.6, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 25.65, 147.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.628, 20.647, 15.471)`
Decimal	`6195045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8765, 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 #5E8765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #5E8765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8765; }
.text { color: #5e8765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8765, #5e877a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8765?: #5E8765 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 #5E8765?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 101: 94 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8765?: The complementary color is #875E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8765?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.