What color is #5E8779?

#5E8779 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 #5E8779?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 121: 94 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8779?

The complementary color is #875E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8779 color

#5E8779 rgb(94, 135, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8779 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 47.5% blue (94, 135, 121).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#5E8779 color codes

HEX	`#5E8779`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -17.39, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 17.65, 170.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.73, 21.087, 21.274)`
Decimal	`6195065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8779, 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 #5E8779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #5E8779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8779; }
.text { color: #5e8779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8779, #5e8187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E8779?: #5E8779 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 #5E8779?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 121: 94 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8779?: The complementary color is #875E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.