What color is #5E8F71?

#5E8F71 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 #5E8F71?

The RGB value is 94, 143, 113: 94 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8F71?

The complementary color is #8F5E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8F71 color

#5E8F71 rgb(94, 143, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8F71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.1% green and 44.3% blue (94, 143, 113).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5E8F71 color codes

HEX	`#5E8F71`
RGB	`rgb(94, 143, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -23.3, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 25.68, 155.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.418, 23.216, 19.183)`
Decimal	`6197105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8F71, 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 #5E8F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #5E8F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8f71; }
.text { color: #5e8f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 143 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8f71, #5e8f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8F71?: #5E8F71 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 #5E8F71?: The RGB value is 94, 143, 113: 94 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8F71?: The complementary color is #8F5E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.