What color is #5D8662?

#5D8662 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 #5D8662?

The RGB value is 93, 134, 98: 93 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8662?

The complementary color is #865D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8662 color

#5D8662 rgb(93, 134, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8662 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.5% green and 38.4% blue (93, 134, 98).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#5D8662 color codes

HEX	`#5D8662`
RGB	`rgb(93, 134, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -22, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 26.6, 145.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.243, 20.259, 14.66)`
Decimal	`6129250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8662, 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 #5D8662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #5D8662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8662; }
.text { color: #5d8662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 134 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8662, #5d8676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8662?: #5D8662 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 #5D8662?: The RGB value is 93, 134, 98: 93 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8662?: The complementary color is #865D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.