What color is #5D8263?

#5D8263 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8263?

The RGB value is 93, 130, 99: 93 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8263?

The complementary color is #825D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8263 color

#5D8263 rgb(93, 130, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8263 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51% green and 38.8% blue (93, 130, 99).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5D8263 color codes

HEX	`#5D8263`
RGB	`rgb(93, 130, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, -19.73, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 23.46, 147.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.748, 19.193, 14.729)`
Decimal	`6128227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8263, 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 #5D8263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	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 #5D8263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8263; }
.text { color: #5d8263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 130 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8263, #5d8276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8263?: #5D8263 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8263?: The RGB value is 93, 130, 99: 93 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8263?: The complementary color is #825D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.