What color is #5F7F4D?

#5F7F4D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7F4D?

The RGB value is 95, 127, 77: 95 red, 127 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7F4D?

The complementary color is #6D4D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7F4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7F4D color

#5F7F4D rgb(95, 127, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F7F4D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49.8% green and 30.2% blue (95, 127, 77).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#5F7F4D color codes

HEX	`#5F7F4D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 127, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 39%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, -21.25, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 31.75, 132.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.648, 18.147, 9.803)`
Decimal	`6258509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7F4D, 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 #5F7F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #5F7F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7f4d; }
.text { color: #5f7f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 127 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7f4d, #4d7f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F7F4D?: #5F7F4D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7F4D?: The RGB value is 95, 127, 77: 95 red, 127 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7F4D?: The complementary color is #6D4D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7F4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.