What color is #5F6751?

#5F6751 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6751?

The RGB value is 95, 103, 81: 95 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6751?

The complementary color is #595167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6751 color

#5F6751 rgb(95, 103, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6751 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.4% green and 31.8% blue (95, 103, 81).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#5F6751 color codes

HEX	`#5F6751`
RGB	`rgb(95, 103, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -7.44, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 13.62, 123.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.055, 12.727, 9.657)`
Decimal	`6252369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6751, 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 #5F6751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	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 #5F6751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6751; }
.text { color: #5f6751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 103 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6751, #546751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F6751?: #5F6751 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6751?: The RGB value is 95, 103, 81: 95 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6751?: The complementary color is #595167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.