What color is #5CBA49?

#5CBA49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CBA49?

The RGB value is 92, 186, 73: 92 red, 186 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CBA49?

The complementary color is #A749BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CBA49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CBA49 color

#5CBA49 rgb(92, 186, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CBA49 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 72.9% green and 28.6% blue (92, 186, 73).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 45% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#5CBA49 color codes

HEX	`#5CBA49`
RGB	`rgb(92, 186, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 72.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 45%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -49.39, 47.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 68.72, 135.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.174, 37.872, 12.391)`
Decimal	`6077001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CBA49, 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 #5CBA49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CBA49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #5CBA49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cba49; }
.text { color: #5cba49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cba49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 186 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cba49, #49ba6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #5CBA49?: #5CBA49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CBA49?: The RGB value is 92, 186, 73: 92 red, 186 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CBA49?: The complementary color is #A749BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CBA49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.