What color is #5D8466?

#5D8466 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 #5D8466?

The RGB value is 93, 132, 102: 93 red, 132 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8466?

The complementary color is #845D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8466?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8466 color

#5D8466 rgb(93, 132, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8466 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.8% green and 40% blue (93, 132, 102).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5D8466 color codes

HEX	`#5D8466`
RGB	`rgb(93, 132, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, -20.19, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 23.45, 149.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.163, 19.788, 15.588)`
Decimal	`6128742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8466, 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 #5D8466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #5D8466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8466; }
.text { color: #5d8466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 132 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8466, #5d8479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8466?: #5D8466 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 #5D8466?: The RGB value is 93, 132, 102: 93 red, 132 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8466?: The complementary color is #845D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8466?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.