What color is #5F736B?

#5F736B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F736B?

The RGB value is 95, 115, 107: 95 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F736B?

The complementary color is #735F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F736B color

#5F736B rgb(95, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F736B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (95, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5F736B color codes

HEX	`#5F736B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -9.16, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 9.36, 167.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.503, 15.756, 16.237)`
Decimal	`6255467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F736B, 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 #5F736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #5F736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f736b; }
.text { color: #5f736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f736b, #5f7173); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F736B?: #5F736B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F736B?: The RGB value is 95, 115, 107: 95 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F736B?: The complementary color is #735F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.