What color is #5F7967?

#5F7967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7967?

The RGB value is 95, 121, 103: 95 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7967?

The complementary color is #795F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7967 color

#5F7967 rgb(95, 121, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7967 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.5% green and 40.4% blue (95, 121, 103).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#5F7967 color codes

HEX	`#5F7967`
RGB	`rgb(95, 121, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, -13.37, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 15, 153.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.004, 17.086, 15.39)`
Decimal	`6256999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7967, 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 #5F7967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #5F7967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7967; }
.text { color: #5f7967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 121 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7967, #5f7974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7967?: #5F7967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7967?: The RGB value is 95, 121, 103: 95 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7967?: The complementary color is #795F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.