What color is #5F755F?

#5F755F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F755F?

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

What is the complementary color of #5F755F?

The complementary color is #755F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F755F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F755F color

#5F755F rgb(95, 117, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F755F is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5F755F color codes

HEX	`#5F755F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 117, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.95, -12.76, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.95, 15.92, 143.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.146, 15.981, 13.216)`
Decimal	`6255967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F755F, 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 #5F755F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F755F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #5F755F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f755f; }
.text { color: #5f755f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f755f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 117 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f755f, #5f756a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F755F?: #5F755F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F755F?: The RGB value is 95, 117, 95: 95 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F755F?: The complementary color is #755F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F755F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.