What color is #5F8755?

#5F8755 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8755?

The RGB value is 95, 135, 85: 95 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8755?

The complementary color is #7D5587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8755 color

#5F8755 rgb(95, 135, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8755 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 52.9% green and 33.3% blue (95, 135, 85).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#5F8755 color codes

HEX	`#5F8755`
RGB	`rgb(95, 135, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 52.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -24.08, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 33, 136.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.022, 20.416, 11.742)`
Decimal	`6260565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8755, 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 #5F8755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #5F8755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8755; }
.text { color: #5f8755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 135 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8755, #558764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F8755?: #5F8755 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8755?: The RGB value is 95, 135, 85: 95 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8755?: The complementary color is #7D5587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.