What color is #5F7763?

#5F7763 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7763?

The RGB value is 95, 119, 99: 95 red, 119 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7763?

The complementary color is #775F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7763 color

#5F7763 rgb(95, 119, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7763 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.7% green and 38.8% blue (95, 119, 99).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5F7763 color codes

HEX	`#5F7763`
RGB	`rgb(95, 119, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -13.08, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 15.41, 148.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.568, 16.527, 14.277)`
Decimal	`6256483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7763, 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 #5F7763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #5F7763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7763; }
.text { color: #5f7763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 119 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7763, #5f776f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7763?: #5F7763 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7763?: The RGB value is 95, 119, 99: 95 red, 119 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7763?: The complementary color is #775F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.