What color is #5F7E56?

#5F7E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7E56?

The RGB value is 95, 126, 86: 95 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7E56?

The complementary color is #75567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7E56 color

#5F7E56 rgb(95, 126, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7E56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49.4% green and 33.7% blue (95, 126, 86).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#5F7E56 color codes

HEX	`#5F7E56`
RGB	`rgb(95, 126, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -19.28, 18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 26.58, 136.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.859, 18.026, 11.551)`
Decimal	`6258262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7E56, 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 #5F7E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #5F7E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7e56; }
.text { color: #5f7e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 126 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7e56, #567e61); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F7E56?: #5F7E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7E56?: The RGB value is 95, 126, 86: 95 red, 126 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7E56?: The complementary color is #75567E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.