What color is #5D9552?

#5D9552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9552?

The RGB value is 93, 149, 82: 93 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9552?

The complementary color is #8A5295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9552 color

#5D9552 rgb(93, 149, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D9552 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 58.4% green and 32.2% blue (93, 149, 82).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#5D9552 color codes

HEX	`#5D9552`
RGB	`rgb(93, 149, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 58.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 45%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -32.05, 29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 43.66, 137.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.784, 24.43, 11.812)`
Decimal	`6133074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9552, 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 #5D9552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #5D9552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9552; }
.text { color: #5d9552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 149 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9552, #529568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5D9552?: #5D9552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9552?: The RGB value is 93, 149, 82: 93 red, 149 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9552?: The complementary color is #8A5295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.