What color is #5F786C?

#5F786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F786C?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 108: 95 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F786C?

The complementary color is #785F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F786C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F786C color

#5F786C rgb(95, 120, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F786C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (95, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5F786C color codes

HEX	`#5F786C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, -11.75, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 12.29, 162.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.142, 16.948, 16.711)`
Decimal	`6256748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F786C, 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 #5F786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #5F786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f786c; }
.text { color: #5f786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f786c, #5f7778); }

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Questions

What color is #5F786C?: #5F786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F786C?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 108: 95 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F786C?: The complementary color is #785F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F786C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.