What color is #5F7865?

#5F7865 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7865?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 101: 95 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7865?

The complementary color is #785F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7865 color

#5F7865 rgb(95, 120, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7865 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 39.6% blue (95, 120, 101).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#5F7865 color codes

HEX	`#5F7865`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, -13.23, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 15.19, 150.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.784, 16.805, 14.827)`
Decimal	`6256741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7865, 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 #5F7865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #5F7865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7865; }
.text { color: #5f7865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7865, #5f7872); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7865?: #5F7865 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7865?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 101: 95 red, 120 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7865?: The complementary color is #785F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.