What color is #5BA926?

#5BA926 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BA926?

The RGB value is 91, 169, 38: 91 red, 169 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BA926?

The complementary color is #7426A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BA926?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BA926 color

#5BA926 rgb(91, 169, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BA926 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 66.3% green and 14.9% blue (91, 169, 38).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 63% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Grass (#5CAC2D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#5BA926 color codes

HEX	`#5BA926`
RGB	`rgb(91, 169, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 66.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 63%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 78%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 78%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -45.85, 55.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 72.17, 129.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.852, 30.739, 6.773)`
Decimal	`6007078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BA926, 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 #5BA926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BA926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #5BA926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ba926; }
.text { color: #5ba926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ba926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 169 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ba926, #26a932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #5BA926?: #5BA926 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BA926?: The RGB value is 91, 169, 38: 91 red, 169 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BA926?: The complementary color is #7426A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BA926?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.