What color is #5D8B00?

#5D8B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8B00?

The RGB value is 93, 139, 0: 93 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8B00?

The complementary color is #2E008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8B00 color

#5D8B00 rgb(93, 139, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 54.5% green and 0% blue (93, 139, 0).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese (#558800), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#5D8B00 color codes

HEX	`#5D8B00`
RGB	`rgb(93, 139, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 54.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -33.75, 56.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 65.56, 120.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.747, 20.792, 3.289)`
Decimal	`6130432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8B00, 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 #5D8B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #5D8B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8b00; }
.text { color: #5d8b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 139 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8b00, #188b00); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D8B00?: #5D8B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8B00?: The RGB value is 93, 139, 0: 93 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8B00?: The complementary color is #2E008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.