What color is #5CA480?

#5CA480 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA480?

The RGB value is 92, 164, 128: 92 red, 164 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA480?

The complementary color is #A45C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA480 color

#5CA480 rgb(92, 164, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CA480 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 64.3% green and 50.2% blue (92, 164, 128).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#5CA480 color codes

HEX	`#5CA480`
RGB	`rgb(92, 164, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 64.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -31.09, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 33.24, 159.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.584, 30.383, 25.145)`
Decimal	`6071424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA480, 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 #5CA480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CA480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #5CA480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca480; }
.text { color: #5ca480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 164 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca480, #5ca4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5CA480?: #5CA480 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA480?: The RGB value is 92, 164, 128: 92 red, 164 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA480?: The complementary color is #A45C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.