What color is #5F9278?

#5F9278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F9278?

The RGB value is 95, 146, 120: 95 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F9278?

The complementary color is #925F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F9278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F9278 color

#5F9278 rgb(95, 146, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F9278 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 57.3% green and 47.1% blue (95, 146, 120).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5F9278 color codes

HEX	`#5F9278`
RGB	`rgb(95, 146, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 57.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -23.03, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 24.53, 159.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.387, 24.346, 21.496)`
Decimal	`6263416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F9278, 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 #5F9278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F9278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #5F9278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f9278; }
.text { color: #5f9278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f9278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 146 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f9278, #5f9291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5F9278?: #5F9278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F9278?: The RGB value is 95, 146, 120: 95 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F9278?: The complementary color is #925F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F9278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.