What color is #5F7A42?

#5F7A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7A42?

The RGB value is 95, 122, 66: 95 red, 122 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7A42?

The complementary color is #5D427A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7A42 color

#5F7A42 rgb(95, 122, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.8% green and 25.9% blue (95, 122, 66).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#5F7A42 color codes

HEX	`#5F7A42`
RGB	`rgb(95, 122, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 46%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 46%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -20.23, 27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 34.11, 126.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.662, 16.745, 7.718)`
Decimal	`6257218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7A42, 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 #5F7A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #5F7A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7a42; }
.text { color: #5f7a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 122 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7a42, #437a42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7A42?: #5F7A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7A42?: The RGB value is 95, 122, 66: 95 red, 122 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7A42?: The complementary color is #5D427A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.