What color is #5F8D6C?

#5F8D6C 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 #5F8D6C?

The RGB value is 95, 141, 108: 95 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8D6C?

The complementary color is #8D5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8D6C color

#5F8D6C rgb(95, 141, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8D6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 55.3% green and 42.4% blue (95, 141, 108).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#5F8D6C color codes

HEX	`#5F8D6C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 141, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 55.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -22.96, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 26.25, 151.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.95, 22.565, 17.647)`
Decimal	`6262124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8D6C, 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 #5F8D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #5F8D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8d6c; }
.text { color: #5f8d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 141 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8d6c, #5f8d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5F8D6C?: #5F8D6C 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 #5F8D6C?: The RGB value is 95, 141, 108: 95 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8D6C?: The complementary color is #8D5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.