What color is #5C9B5B?

#5C9B5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9B5B?

The RGB value is 92, 155, 91: 92 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9B5B?

The complementary color is #9A5B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9B5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9B5B color

#5C9B5B rgb(92, 155, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9B5B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 60.8% green and 35.7% blue (92, 155, 91).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5C9B5B color codes

HEX	`#5C9B5B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 155, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 60.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, -33.79, 27.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 43.47, 141.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.022, 26.472, 14.056)`
Decimal	`6069083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9B5B, 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 #5C9B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #5C9B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9b5b; }
.text { color: #5c9b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 155 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9b5b, #5b9b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5C9B5B?: #5C9B5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9B5B?: The RGB value is 92, 155, 91: 92 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9B5B?: The complementary color is #9A5B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9B5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.