What color is #5F836B?

#5F836B 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 #5F836B?

The RGB value is 95, 131, 107: 95 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F836B?

The complementary color is #835F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F836B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F836B color

#5F836B rgb(95, 131, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F836B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.4% green and 42% blue (95, 131, 107).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#5F836B color codes

HEX	`#5F836B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 131, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, -17.96, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 20.06, 153.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.489, 19.726, 16.899)`
Decimal	`6259563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F836B, 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 #5F836B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F836B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #5F836B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f836b; }
.text { color: #5f836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f836b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 131 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f836b, #5f837d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F836B?: #5F836B 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 #5F836B?: The RGB value is 95, 131, 107: 95 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F836B?: The complementary color is #835F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F836B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.