What color is #5F7B5C?

#5F7B5C 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 #5F7B5C?

The RGB value is 95, 123, 92: 95 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7B5C?

The complementary color is #785C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7B5C color

#5F7B5C rgb(95, 123, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7B5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 48.2% green and 36.1% blue (95, 123, 92).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 52% 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 4.69:1).

#5F7B5C color codes

HEX	`#5F7B5C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 123, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 48.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -16.61, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 21.56, 140.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.734, 17.371, 12.753)`
Decimal	`6257500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7B5C, 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 #5F7B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #5F7B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7b5c; }
.text { color: #5f7b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 123 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7b5c, #5c7b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F7B5C?: #5F7B5C 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 #5F7B5C?: The RGB value is 95, 123, 92: 95 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7B5C?: The complementary color is #785C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.