What color is #5F6E55?

#5F6E55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6E55?

The RGB value is 95, 110, 85: 95 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6E55?

The complementary color is #64556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6E55 color

#5F6E55 rgb(95, 110, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F6E55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.1% green and 33.3% blue (95, 110, 85).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#5F6E55 color codes

HEX	`#5F6E55`
RGB	`rgb(95, 110, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, -10.73, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 16.18, 131.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.935, 14.24, 10.712)`
Decimal	`6254165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6E55, 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 #5F6E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #5F6E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6e55; }
.text { color: #5f6e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 110 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6e55, #556e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5F6E55?: #5F6E55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6E55?: The RGB value is 95, 110, 85: 95 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6E55?: The complementary color is #64556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.