What color is #5F7F78?

#5F7F78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7F78?

The RGB value is 95, 127, 120: 95 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7F78?

The complementary color is #7F5F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7F78 color

#5F7F78 rgb(95, 127, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7F78 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (95, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#5F7F78 color codes

HEX	`#5F7F78`
RGB	`rgb(95, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, -12.95, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 12.95, 179.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.698, 18.967, 20.6)`
Decimal	`6258552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7F78, 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 #5F7F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #5F7F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7f78; }
.text { color: #5f7f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7f78, #5f767f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7F78?: #5F7F78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7F78?: The RGB value is 95, 127, 120: 95 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7F78?: The complementary color is #7F5F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.