What color is #5D915B?

#5D915B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D915B?

The RGB value is 93, 145, 91: 93 red, 145 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D915B?

The complementary color is #8F5B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D915B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D915B color

#5D915B rgb(93, 145, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D915B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 56.9% green and 35.7% blue (93, 145, 91).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5D915B color codes

HEX	`#5D915B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 145, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 56.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -28.74, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 37.01, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.527, 23.332, 13.528)`
Decimal	`6132059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D915B, 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 #5D915B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D915B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #5D915B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d915b; }
.text { color: #5d915b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d915b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 145 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d915b, #5b9174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D915B?: #5D915B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D915B?: The RGB value is 93, 145, 91: 93 red, 145 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D915B?: The complementary color is #8F5B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D915B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.