What color is #5F8370?

#5F8370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8370?

The RGB value is 95, 131, 112: 95 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8370?

The complementary color is #835F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8370 color

#5F8370 rgb(95, 131, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.4% green and 43.9% blue (95, 131, 112).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#5F8370 color codes

HEX	`#5F8370`
RGB	`rgb(95, 131, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -16.91, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 18.01, 159.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.759, 19.835, 18.324)`
Decimal	`6259568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8370, 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 #5F8370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #5F8370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8370; }
.text { color: #5f8370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 131 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8370, #5f8382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F8370?: #5F8370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8370?: The RGB value is 95, 131, 112: 95 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8370?: The complementary color is #835F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.