What color is #5C9451?

#5C9451 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9451?

The RGB value is 92, 148, 81: 92 red, 148 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9451?

The complementary color is #895194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9451?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9451 color

#5C9451 rgb(92, 148, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9451 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 58% green and 31.8% blue (92, 148, 81).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#5C9451 color codes

HEX	`#5C9451`
RGB	`rgb(92, 148, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 58%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 45%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, -32.08, 29.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 43.7, 137.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.488, 24.048, 11.556)`
Decimal	`6067281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9451, 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 #5C9451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #5C9451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9451; }
.text { color: #5c9451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 148 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9451, #519467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5C9451?: #5C9451 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9451?: The RGB value is 92, 148, 81: 92 red, 148 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9451?: The complementary color is #895194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9451?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.