What color is #5D8C64?

#5D8C64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8C64?

The RGB value is 93, 140, 100: 93 red, 140 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8C64?

The complementary color is #8C5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8C64 color

#5D8C64 rgb(93, 140, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8C64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 54.9% green and 39.2% blue (93, 140, 100).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#5D8C64 color codes

HEX	`#5D8C64`
RGB	`rgb(93, 140, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 54.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.03, -24.68, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.03, 29.65, 146.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.192, 22.003, 15.448)`
Decimal	`6130788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8C64, 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 #5D8C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #5D8C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8c64; }
.text { color: #5d8c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 140 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8c64, #5d8c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D8C64?: #5D8C64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8C64?: The RGB value is 93, 140, 100: 93 red, 140 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8C64?: The complementary color is #8C5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.