What color is #5F7545?

#5F7545 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 #5F7545?

The RGB value is 95, 117, 69: 95 red, 117 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7545?

The complementary color is #5B4575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7545 color

#5F7545 rgb(95, 117, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7545 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.9% green and 27.1% blue (95, 117, 69).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5F7545 color codes

HEX	`#5F7545`
RGB	`rgb(95, 117, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -17.17, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 29.41, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.155, 15.585, 7.997)`
Decimal	`6255941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7545, 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 #5F7545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #5F7545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7545; }
.text { color: #5f7545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 117 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7545, #477545); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7545?: #5F7545 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 #5F7545?: The RGB value is 95, 117, 69: 95 red, 117 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7545?: The complementary color is #5B4575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.