What color is #5F7A54?

#5F7A54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7A54?

The RGB value is 95, 122, 84: 95 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7A54?

The complementary color is #6F547A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7A54?

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.

#5F7A54 color

#5F7A54 rgb(95, 122, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7A54 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.8% green and 32.9% blue (95, 122, 84).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5F7A54 color codes

HEX	`#5F7A54`
RGB	`rgb(95, 122, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -17.49, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 24.9, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.279, 16.992, 10.966)`
Decimal	`6257236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7A54, 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 #5F7A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7A54 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 #5F7A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7a54; }
.text { color: #5f7a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 122 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7a54, #547a5c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7A54?: #5F7A54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7A54?: The RGB value is 95, 122, 84: 95 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7A54?: The complementary color is #6F547A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7A54?: 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.