What color is #5F703C?

#5F703C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F703C?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 60: 95 red, 112 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F703C?

The complementary color is #4D3C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F703C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F703C color

#5F703C rgb(95, 112, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F703C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 23.5% blue (95, 112, 60).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 30% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5F703C color codes

HEX	`#5F703C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 30%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 46%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 46%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, -15.69, 26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 31.01, 120.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.329, 14.347, 6.447)`
Decimal	`6254652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F703C, 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 #5F703C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F703C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5F703C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f703c; }
.text { color: #5f703c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f703c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f703c, #45703c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F703C?: #5F703C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F703C?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 60: 95 red, 112 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F703C?: The complementary color is #4D3C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F703C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.