What color is #5D8727?

#5D8727 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8727?

The RGB value is 93, 135, 39: 93 red, 135 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8727?

The complementary color is #512787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8727?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8727 color

#5D8727 rgb(93, 135, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8727 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.9% green and 15.3% blue (93, 135, 39).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 55% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Forest (#5C821A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D8727 color codes

HEX	`#5D8727`
RGB	`rgb(93, 135, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 55%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 71%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 71%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -30.27, 44.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 54.08, 124.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.544, 19.801, 5.027)`
Decimal	`6129447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8727, 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 #5D8727	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8727 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #5D8727 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8727; }
.text { color: #5d8727; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8727; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 135 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8727, #2d8727); }

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Questions

What color is #5D8727?: #5D8727 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8727?: The RGB value is 93, 135, 39: 93 red, 135 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8727?: The complementary color is #512787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8727?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.