What color is #5C9F59?

#5C9F59 is a desaturated green known as Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Savage Garden?

The RGB value is 92, 159, 89: 92 red, 159 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Savage Garden?

The complementary color is #9C599F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9F59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Savage Garden color: hex code #5C9F59

#5C9F59 rgb(92, 159, 89)

Shades of green

Savage Garden has the hex code #5C9F59. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 62.4% green and 34.9% blue (92, 159, 89).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

Savage Garden (#5C9F59) color codes

HEX	`#5C9F59`
RGB	`rgb(92, 159, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 62.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 44%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -35.93, 29.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 46.79, 140.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.614, 27.792, 13.833)`
Decimal	`6070105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Savage Garden, 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 #5C9F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #5C9F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9f59; }
.text { color: #5c9f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 159 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9f59, #599f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

See #5C9F59 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5C9F59?: #5C9F59 is a desaturated green known as Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Savage Garden?: The RGB value is 92, 159, 89: 92 red, 159 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Savage Garden?: The complementary color is #9C599F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9F59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.