What color is #5F8974?

#5F8974 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 #5F8974?

The RGB value is 95, 137, 116: 95 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8974?

The complementary color is #895F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8974 color

#5F8974 rgb(95, 137, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8974 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 53.7% green and 45.5% blue (95, 137, 116).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#5F8974 color codes

HEX	`#5F8974`
RGB	`rgb(95, 137, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 53.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -19.23, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 20.35, 160.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.816, 21.584, 19.8)`
Decimal	`6261108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8974, 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 #5F8974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #5F8974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8974; }
.text { color: #5f8974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 137 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8974, #5f8989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F8974?: #5F8974 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 #5F8974?: The RGB value is 95, 137, 116: 95 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8974?: The complementary color is #895F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.