What color is #5F704A?

#5F704A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F704A?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 74: 95 red, 112 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F704A?

The complementary color is #5B4A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F704A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F704A color

#5F704A rgb(95, 112, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F704A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 29% blue (95, 112, 74).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#5F704A color codes

HEX	`#5F704A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -13.7, 19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 23.5, 125.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.749, 14.516, 8.66)`
Decimal	`6254666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F704A, 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 #5F704A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F704A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #5F704A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f704a; }
.text { color: #5f704a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f704a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f704a, #4c704a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5F704A?: #5F704A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F704A?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 74: 95 red, 112 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F704A?: The complementary color is #5B4A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F704A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.