What color is #5F7933?

#5F7933 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7933?

The RGB value is 95, 121, 51: 95 red, 121 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7933?

The complementary color is #4D3379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7933 color

#5F7933 rgb(95, 121, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7933 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.5% green and 20% blue (95, 121, 51).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5F7933 color codes

HEX	`#5F7933`
RGB	`rgb(95, 121, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 58%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -21.48, 34.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 40.88, 121.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.154, 16.346, 5.646)`
Decimal	`6256947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7933, 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 #5F7933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5F7933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7933; }
.text { color: #5f7933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 121 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7933, #3c7933); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7933?: #5F7933 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7933?: The RGB value is 95, 121, 51: 95 red, 121 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7933?: The complementary color is #4D3379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.