What color is #5CAC91?

#5CAC91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CAC91?

The RGB value is 92, 172, 145: 92 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CAC91?

The complementary color is #AC5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CAC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CAC91 color

#5CAC91 rgb(92, 172, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CAC91 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 67.5% green and 56.9% blue (92, 172, 145).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#5CAC91 color codes

HEX	`#5CAC91`
RGB	`rgb(92, 172, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 67.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 47%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, -31.14, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 31.78, 168.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.275, 33.823, 32.032)`
Decimal	`6073489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CAC91, 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 #5CAC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CAC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #5CAC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cac91; }
.text { color: #5cac91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cac91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 172 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cac91, #5c9fac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5CAC91?: #5CAC91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CAC91?: The RGB value is 92, 172, 145: 92 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CAC91?: The complementary color is #AC5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CAC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.