What color is #5F786E?

#5F786E 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 #5F786E?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 110: 95 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F786E?

The complementary color is #785F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F786E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F786E color

#5F786E rgb(95, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F786E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (95, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5F786E color codes

HEX	`#5F786E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -11.32, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 11.59, 167.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.249, 16.991, 17.278)`
Decimal	`6256750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F786E, 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 #5F786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #5F786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f786e; }
.text { color: #5f786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f786e, #5f7678); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F786E?: #5F786E 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 #5F786E?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 110: 95 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F786E?: The complementary color is #785F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F786E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.