What color is #5F7D71?

#5F7D71 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7D71?

The RGB value is 95, 125, 113: 95 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7D71?

The complementary color is #7D5F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7D71 color

#5F7D71 rgb(95, 125, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7D71 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49% green and 44.3% blue (95, 125, 113).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5F7D71 color codes

HEX	`#5F7D71`
RGB	`rgb(95, 125, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -13.43, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 13.77, 167.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.033, 18.292, 18.358)`
Decimal	`6258033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7D71, 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 #5F7D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #5F7D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7d71; }
.text { color: #5f7d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 125 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7d71, #5f7a7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7D71?: #5F7D71 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7D71?: The RGB value is 95, 125, 113: 95 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7D71?: The complementary color is #7D5F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.