What color is #5D895D?

#5D895D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D895D?

The RGB value is 93, 137, 93: 93 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D895D?

The complementary color is #895D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D895D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D895D color

#5D895D rgb(93, 137, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D895D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 53.7% green and 36.5% blue (93, 137, 93).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#5D895D color codes

HEX	`#5D895D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 137, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 53.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, -24.45, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 30.92, 142.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.435, 21.008, 13.596)`
Decimal	`6130013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D895D, 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 #5D895D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D895D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #5D895D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d895d; }
.text { color: #5d895d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d895d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 137 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d895d, #5d8973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D895D?: #5D895D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D895D?: The RGB value is 93, 137, 93: 93 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D895D?: The complementary color is #895D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D895D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.