What color is #5F805A?

#5F805A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F805A?

The RGB value is 95, 128, 90: 95 red, 128 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F805A?

The complementary color is #7B5A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F805A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F805A color

#5F805A rgb(95, 128, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F805A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 50.2% green and 35.3% blue (95, 128, 90).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5F805A color codes

HEX	`#5F805A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 128, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -19.63, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 25.94, 139.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.283, 18.609, 12.51)`
Decimal	`6258778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F805A, 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 #5F805A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F805A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #5F805A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f805a; }
.text { color: #5f805a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f805a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 128 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f805a, #5a8068); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F805A?: #5F805A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F805A?: The RGB value is 95, 128, 90: 95 red, 128 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F805A?: The complementary color is #7B5A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F805A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.