What color is #5D8E7E?

#5D8E7E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8E7E?

The RGB value is 93, 142, 126: 93 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8E7E?

The complementary color is #8E5D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8E7E color

#5D8E7E rgb(93, 142, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D8E7E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 55.7% green and 49.4% blue (93, 142, 126).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5D8E7E color codes

HEX	`#5D8E7E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 142, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 55.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -20.26, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 20.53, 170.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.952, 23.178, 23.263)`
Decimal	`6131326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8E7E, 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 #5D8E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #5D8E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8e7e; }
.text { color: #5d8e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 142 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8e7e, #5d858e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D8E7E?: #5D8E7E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8E7E?: The RGB value is 93, 142, 126: 93 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8E7E?: The complementary color is #8E5D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.