What color is #5F7F7A?

#5F7F7A 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 #5F7F7A?

The RGB value is 95, 127, 122: 95 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7F7A?

The complementary color is #7F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7F7A color

#5F7F7A rgb(95, 127, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7F7A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (95, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#5F7F7A color codes

HEX	`#5F7F7A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, -12.49, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 12.52, 184.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.82, 19.016, 21.245)`
Decimal	`6258554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7F7A, 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 #5F7F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #5F7F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7f7a; }
.text { color: #5f7f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7f7a, #5f747f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7F7A?: #5F7F7A 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 #5F7F7A?: The RGB value is 95, 127, 122: 95 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7F7A?: The complementary color is #7F5F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.