What color is #5CA55E?

#5CA55E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA55E?

The RGB value is 92, 165, 94: 92 red, 165 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA55E?

The complementary color is #A55CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA55E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA55E color

#5CA55E rgb(92, 165, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CA55E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 64.7% green and 36.9% blue (92, 165, 94).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#5CA55E color codes

HEX	`#5CA55E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 165, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 64.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 43%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -37.85, 29.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 48.19, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.888, 29.992, 15.329)`
Decimal	`6071646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA55E, 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 #5CA55E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5CA55E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #5CA55E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca55e; }
.text { color: #5ca55e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca55e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 165 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca55e, #5ca583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5CA55E?: #5CA55E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA55E?: The RGB value is 92, 165, 94: 92 red, 165 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA55E?: The complementary color is #A55CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA55E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.