What color is #5F7959?

#5F7959 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 #5F7959?

The RGB value is 95, 121, 89: 95 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7959?

The complementary color is #735979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7959 color

#5F7959 rgb(95, 121, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7959 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.5% green and 34.9% blue (95, 121, 89).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#5F7959 color codes

HEX	`#5F7959`
RGB	`rgb(95, 121, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, -16.08, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 21.68, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.359, 16.829, 11.994)`
Decimal	`6256985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7959, 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 #5F7959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #5F7959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7959; }
.text { color: #5f7959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 121 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7959, #597963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F7959?: #5F7959 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 #5F7959?: The RGB value is 95, 121, 89: 95 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7959?: The complementary color is #735979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.