What color is #5D8555?

#5D8555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8555?

The RGB value is 93, 133, 85: 93 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8555?

The complementary color is #7D5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8555 color

#5D8555 rgb(93, 133, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8555 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.2% green and 33.3% blue (93, 133, 85).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#5D8555 color codes

HEX	`#5D8555`
RGB	`rgb(93, 133, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, -23.8, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 32.12, 137.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.541, 19.758, 11.64)`
Decimal	`6128981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8555, 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 #5D8555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #5D8555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8555; }
.text { color: #5d8555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 133 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8555, #558565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8555?: #5D8555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8555?: The RGB value is 93, 133, 85: 93 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8555?: The complementary color is #7D5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.