What color is #5F762E?

#5F762E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F762E?

The RGB value is 95, 118, 46: 95 red, 118 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F762E?

The complementary color is #452E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F762E?

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.

#5F762E color

#5F762E rgb(95, 118, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F762E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.3% green and 18% blue (95, 118, 46).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5F762E color codes

HEX	`#5F762E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 118, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 61%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -20.42, 36.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 41.5, 119.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.691, 15.587, 4.977)`
Decimal	`6256174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F762E, 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 #5F762E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F762E 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 #5F762E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f762e; }
.text { color: #5f762e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f762e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 118 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f762e, #3b762e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F762E?: #5F762E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F762E?: The RGB value is 95, 118, 46: 95 red, 118 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F762E?: The complementary color is #452E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F762E?: 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.