What color is #5CD196?

#5CD196 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CD196?

The RGB value is 92, 209, 150: 92 red, 209 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CD196?

The complementary color is #D15C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CD196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CD196 color

#5CD196 rgb(92, 209, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CD196 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 82% green and 58.8% blue (92, 209, 150).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 56% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#5CD196 color codes

HEX	`#5CD196`
RGB	`rgb(92, 209, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 82%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 56%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 56%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -46.64, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 50.56, 157.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.716, 50.075, 36.79)`
Decimal	`6082966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CD196, 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 #5CD196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CD196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #5CD196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cd196; }
.text { color: #5cd196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cd196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 209 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cd196, #5cd1d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5CD196?: #5CD196 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CD196?: The RGB value is 92, 209, 150: 92 red, 209 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CD196?: The complementary color is #D15C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CD196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.