What color is #5F8069?

#5F8069 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8069?

The RGB value is 95, 128, 105: 95 red, 128 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8069?

The complementary color is #805F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8069 color

#5F8069 rgb(95, 128, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8069 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 50.2% green and 41.2% blue (95, 128, 105).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5F8069 color codes

HEX	`#5F8069`
RGB	`rgb(95, 128, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -16.77, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 18.91, 152.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.988, 18.891, 16.218)`
Decimal	`6258793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8069, 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 #5F8069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #5F8069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8069; }
.text { color: #5f8069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 128 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8069, #5f8079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F8069?: #5F8069 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8069?: The RGB value is 95, 128, 105: 95 red, 128 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8069?: The complementary color is #805F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.