What color is #5F734B?

#5F734B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F734B?

The RGB value is 95, 115, 75: 95 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F734B?

The complementary color is #5F4B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F734B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F734B color

#5F734B rgb(95, 115, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F734B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green and 29.4% blue (95, 115, 75).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#5F734B color codes

HEX	`#5F734B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 115, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, -15.19, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 24.94, 127.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.12, 15.202, 8.951)`
Decimal	`6255435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F734B, 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 #5F734B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F734B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #5F734B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f734b; }
.text { color: #5f734b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f734b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 115 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f734b, #4b734b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F734B?: #5F734B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F734B?: The RGB value is 95, 115, 75: 95 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F734B?: The complementary color is #5F4B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F734B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.