What color is #5F785A?

#5F785A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F785A?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 90: 95 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F785A?

The complementary color is #735A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F785A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F785A color

#5F785A rgb(95, 120, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F785A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 35.3% blue (95, 120, 90).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5F785A color codes

HEX	`#5F785A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, -15.36, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 20.49, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.281, 16.604, 12.176)`
Decimal	`6256730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F785A, 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 #5F785A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F785A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #5F785A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f785a; }
.text { color: #5f785a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f785a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f785a, #5a7864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F785A?: #5F785A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F785A?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 90: 95 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F785A?: The complementary color is #735A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F785A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.