What color is #5CC936?

#5CC936 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CC936?

The RGB value is 92, 201, 54: 92 red, 201 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CC936?

The complementary color is #A336C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CC936?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CC936 color

#5CC936 rgb(92, 201, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CC936 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 78.8% green and 21.2% blue (92, 201, 54).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 58% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Verminal (#55CC11), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#5CC936 color codes

HEX	`#5CC936`
RGB	`rgb(92, 201, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 78.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 58%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 73%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 73%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -56.76, 60.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 82.78, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.965, 44.313, 10.674)`
Decimal	`6080822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CC936, 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 #5CC936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CC936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #5CC936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cc936; }
.text { color: #5cc936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cc936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 201 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cc936, #36c95a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5CC936?: #5CC936 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CC936?: The RGB value is 92, 201, 54: 92 red, 201 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CC936?: The complementary color is #A336C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CC936?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.