What color is #5F8474?

#5F8474 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8474?

The RGB value is 95, 132, 116: 95 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8474?

The complementary color is #845F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8474 color

#5F8474 rgb(95, 132, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8474 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (95, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5F8474 color codes

HEX	`#5F8474`
RGB	`rgb(95, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, -16.58, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 17.17, 164.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.122, 20.196, 19.568)`
Decimal	`6259828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8474, 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 #5F8474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #5F8474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8474; }
.text { color: #5f8474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8474, #5f8284); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F8474?: #5F8474 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8474?: The RGB value is 95, 132, 116: 95 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8474?: The complementary color is #845F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.