What color is #5F7665?

#5F7665 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7665?

The RGB value is 95, 118, 101: 95 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7665?

The complementary color is #765F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7665 color

#5F7665 rgb(95, 118, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7665 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.3% green and 39.6% blue (95, 118, 101).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5F7665 color codes

HEX	`#5F7665`
RGB	`rgb(95, 118, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -12.12, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 13.8, 151.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.546, 16.329, 14.748)`
Decimal	`6256229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7665, 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 #5F7665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5F7665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7665; }
.text { color: #5f7665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 118 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7665, #5f7671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7665?: #5F7665 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7665?: The RGB value is 95, 118, 101: 95 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7665?: The complementary color is #765F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.