What color is #5CCD97?

#5CCD97 is a moderate spring green known as Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vegetation?

The RGB value is 92, 205, 151: 92 red, 205 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vegetation?

The complementary color is #CD5C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CCD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vegetation color: hex code #5CCD97

#5CCD97 rgb(92, 205, 151)

Shades of green

Vegetation has the hex code #5CCD97. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 80.4% green and 59.2% blue (92, 205, 151).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 53% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

Vegetation (#5CCD97) color codes

HEX	`#5CCD97`
RGB	`rgb(92, 205, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 80.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 53%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 55%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.93, -44.74, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.93, 47.98, 158.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.828, 48.169, 36.892)`
Decimal	`6081943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vegetation, 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 #5CCD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CCD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #5CCD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ccd97; }
.text { color: #5ccd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ccd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 205 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ccd97, #5ccacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5CCD97 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5CCD97?: #5CCD97 is a moderate spring green known as Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vegetation?: The RGB value is 92, 205, 151: 92 red, 205 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vegetation?: The complementary color is #CD5C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CCD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.