What color is #5D7938?

#5D7938 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7938?

The RGB value is 93, 121, 56: 93 red, 121 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7938?

The complementary color is #543879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7938 color

#5D7938 rgb(93, 121, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7938 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.5% green and 22% blue (93, 121, 56).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#5D7938 color codes

HEX	`#5D7938`
RGB	`rgb(93, 121, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 54%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 54%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, -21.77, 32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 38.77, 124.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.065, 16.287, 6.249)`
Decimal	`6125880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7938, 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 #5D7938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	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 #5D7938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7938; }
.text { color: #5d7938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 121 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7938, #3c7938); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7938?: #5D7938 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7938?: The RGB value is 93, 121, 56: 93 red, 121 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7938?: The complementary color is #543879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.