What color is #5CB200?

#5CB200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Kermit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kermit Green?

The RGB value is 92, 178, 0: 92 red, 178 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kermit Green?

The complementary color is #5600B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CB200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kermit Green color: hex code #5CB200

#5CB200 rgb(92, 178, 0)

Shades of green

Kermit Green has the hex code #5CB200. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 69.8% green and 0% blue (92, 178, 0).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

Kermit Green (#5CB200) color codes

HEX	`#5CB200`
RGB	`rgb(92, 178, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 69.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 100%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 100%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, -50.33, 65.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 82.81, 127.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.334, 34.115, 5.513)`
Decimal	`6074880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kermit Green, 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 #5CB200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CB200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5CB200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cb200; }
.text { color: #5cb200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cb200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 178 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cb200, #03b200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5CB200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5CB200?: #5CB200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Kermit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kermit Green?: The RGB value is 92, 178, 0: 92 red, 178 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kermit Green?: The complementary color is #5600B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CB200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.