What color is #5CA57D?

#5CA57D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA57D?

The RGB value is 92, 165, 125: 92 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA57D?

The complementary color is #A55C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA57D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA57D color

#5CA57D rgb(92, 165, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CA57D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 64.7% green and 49% blue (92, 165, 125).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% 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 7.13:1).

#5CA57D color codes

HEX	`#5CA57D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 165, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 64.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -32.19, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 35.01, 156.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.569, 30.665, 24.18)`
Decimal	`6071677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA57D, 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 #5CA57D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CA57D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #5CA57D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca57d; }
.text { color: #5ca57d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca57d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 165 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca57d, #5ca5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5CA57D?: #5CA57D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA57D?: The RGB value is 92, 165, 125: 92 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA57D?: The complementary color is #A55C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA57D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.