What color is #5F7D53?

#5F7D53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7D53?

The RGB value is 95, 125, 83: 95 red, 125 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7D53?

The complementary color is #71537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7D53 color

#5F7D53 rgb(95, 125, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7D53 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49% green and 32.5% blue (95, 125, 83).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5F7D53 color codes

HEX	`#5F7D53`
RGB	`rgb(95, 125, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, -19.25, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 27.42, 134.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.614, 17.724, 10.886)`
Decimal	`6258003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7D53, 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 #5F7D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #5F7D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7d53; }
.text { color: #5f7d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 125 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7d53, #537d5c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7D53?: #5F7D53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7D53?: The RGB value is 95, 125, 83: 95 red, 125 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7D53?: The complementary color is #71537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.