What color is #5B984F?

#5B984F is a desaturated green known as Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wicked Witch?

The RGB value is 91, 152, 79: 91 red, 152 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wicked Witch?

The complementary color is #8C4F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B984F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wicked Witch color: hex code #5B984F

#5B984F rgb(91, 152, 79)

Shades of green

Wicked Witch has the hex code #5B984F. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 59.6% green and 31% blue (91, 152, 79).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

Wicked Witch (#5B984F) color codes

HEX	`#5B984F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 152, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 59.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 48%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -34.55, 32.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 47.23, 137.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.953, 25.244, 11.375)`
Decimal	`6002767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wicked Witch, 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 #5B984F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B984F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #5B984F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b984f; }
.text { color: #5b984f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b984f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 152 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b984f, #4f9867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

See #5B984F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5B984F?: #5B984F is a desaturated green known as Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wicked Witch?: The RGB value is 91, 152, 79: 91 red, 152 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wicked Witch?: The complementary color is #8C4F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B984F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.