What color is #5F684E?

#5F684E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F684E?

The RGB value is 95, 104, 78: 95 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F684E?

The complementary color is #574E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F684E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F684E color

#5F684E rgb(95, 104, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F684E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40.8% green and 30.6% blue (95, 104, 78).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5F684E color codes

HEX	`#5F684E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 104, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, -8.54, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 16, 122.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.045, 12.884, 9.111)`
Decimal	`6252622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F684E, 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 #5F684E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F684E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #5F684E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f684e; }
.text { color: #5f684e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f684e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 104 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f684e, #52684e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F684E?: #5F684E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F684E?: The RGB value is 95, 104, 78: 95 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F684E?: The complementary color is #574E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F684E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.