What color is #5D8833?

#5D8833 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8833?

The RGB value is 93, 136, 51: 93 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8833?

The complementary color is #5E3388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8833 color

#5D8833 rgb(93, 136, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8833 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 53.3% green and 20% blue (93, 136, 51).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5D8833 color codes

HEX	`#5D8833`
RGB	`rgb(93, 136, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 53.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, -29.72, 39.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 49.81, 126.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.916, 20.174, 6.292)`
Decimal	`6129715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8833, 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 #5D8833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #5D8833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8833; }
.text { color: #5d8833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 136 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8833, #338834); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D8833?: #5D8833 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8833?: The RGB value is 93, 136, 51: 93 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8833?: The complementary color is #5E3388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.